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Oslo Terrorist Used Dum-Dum Bullets

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jamesfirecat7/24/2011 11:42:37 am PDT

re: #34 Rightwingconspirator

The facts are hollow point bullets are more likely to stop a person, more lethal, and substantially less likely to pass through anything and hit an unintended person. Ideal for the very unfortunate necessity of lethal force by police.

They are also excoriated by the ACLU as designed to be more lethal. A clever half truth, since FMJ or full metal jacket ammunition is much more likely to pass through something and kill a bystander. Even .22 caliber sport bullets are made that way for that reason-Safer for anything beyond the target.

Frankly I think the ACLU would forbid firearm to patrol officers outright if they could.

While I am normally a firm backer of the ACLU even when they defend the rights of people to say incredibly ugly things, honestly I don’t think they should have a voice in how we arm our police officers.