Originally Posted By: hatt
Originally Posted By: Astro14
I'm with bubbatime on this...
Look, the intent is different.
If you're looking to stop a threat, then, clearly, a more effective round will will be the one that causes more damage.
But your intent is to stop, not cause damage. It's a subtle, but important difference.
Tell law enforcement, or jury, or lawyer, that you were shooting to stop a threat, and you've got a reasonable self-defense case.
Tell them that you were shooting to inflict maximum damage, and you're a criminal...
You shouldn't be telling law enforcement anything after a shooting.
I never said that you should...it was a hypothetical...and I included several options, including lawyer (and you should have a lawyer) all of which illustrate the point: intent matters.
Originally Posted By: Astro14
I'm with bubbatime on this...
Look, the intent is different.
If you're looking to stop a threat, then, clearly, a more effective round will will be the one that causes more damage.
But your intent is to stop, not cause damage. It's a subtle, but important difference.
Tell law enforcement, or jury, or lawyer, that you were shooting to stop a threat, and you've got a reasonable self-defense case.
Tell them that you were shooting to inflict maximum damage, and you're a criminal...
You shouldn't be telling law enforcement anything after a shooting.
I never said that you should...it was a hypothetical...and I included several options, including lawyer (and you should have a lawyer) all of which illustrate the point: intent matters.