stanc Wrote:I've always been amused by this concern with overpenetration and collateral damage, especially when it comes to handguns.
According to all of the statistical data I've seen, the majority of handgun rounds fired by police completely miss the intended target. Those misses are traveling at full velocity, rendering them far more hazardous to bystanders than rounds that pass through the body.
Note that the Sydney hostage was apparently killed by a miss, not an overpenetrating bullet.
Stan, I agree but a lot of what happened in my agency was driven by Politics and people who really didn't have a clue. The people who were the most knowledgeable were rarely listened to let alone have the the influence to make the best decisions.
In the 60's, 70's and early 80's there were a lot of really sharp ex military with true leadership qualities plus real experts. Unfortunately that core group of people are long gone and being political connected and politically correct is what is in vogue today.