Quote: Pariah said: OR a gun could be meant to wound. Like a guy who brings a knife with him to investigate a disturbance in his house late at night. It's all about intent here. Cops are informed to aim to wound before they have to aim for a kill shot.
There may be situations where a cop, not in immediate danger, with no one else in immediate danger to protect, will actually aim to wound. But that takes time, and we don't live in Hollywood. Cops, like people who purchase guns to protect their homes, are trained to double tap the trigger. First shot goes to the belly. The arm jerks up. The arm is forced back down and immediately the finger taps the trigger again. If the person is good, that's the head shot. When there is immediate danger, there is no such thing as shoot to wound. If a cop has to pull his gun, and he has to shoot, he's shooting to kill. Kill or be killed. That's how it works in the real world.
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