Houston Police want to speak this man, but he’s not charged with a crime. HPD says a gunman was robbing people at a taqueria on S. Gessner last night. During the robbery, this man shot and killed the suspect... collected the money, gave it back to the robbery victims, and left. CHAD!
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The Musketeer
He could have shot him in the legs..not killed him deliberately
Center mass. Until the threat stops.
If you think you are good enough to shoot him in the legs you've never had to do it twice.
If you think that eliminates the weapon he is holding being used on you, give it a try a few times with some dummies.
BANG BANG! Wouldn't even get it off.
Empty entire clip, that way your statement of "i was terrified for my life and instinct took over" looks a little more plausible in court.
He was armed, you neutralize the threat
Have you ever shot a firearm at a range? It's a rather serious amount of energy that demands respect. You don't aim a gun at somebody you aren't willing to kill, and if you pull the trigger your intent better be to kill, because that's the most likely outcome. Anything else is reckless and irresponsible.
You are 100% correct.
In fact, the massive majority of gun shots (pistol caliber) ARE NOT LETHAL. 80% last I saw.
I saw an ASP video, guy took ALL 17 ROUNDS and walked off. Made the entire drive to the hospital and finally died there.
There have been many times where people tried to do exactly that but the target died anyway. If you hit a bone then the relatively low-powered bullet in a handgun can bounce off and go somewhere else in the body.
Not to mention a major artery in each leg, the bullet hits there and odds of survival are pretty bad.
Ever been to a range? Statistically, being shot in the leg is the most survivable because it happens so damn often.
Point blank shot to the hammie doesn't drop grown men. They walk it off all the way to the doc most of the time.
Too many movies.
I'm assuming you're a brit?
I'm one too, and I understand why it happened. Crims can let one off in the heat of the moment, there's no grey area.