Let me clarify this for them. I teach hunter safety to 10-11 year olds. Part of what I teach is what calibers are legal for hunting and which are not legal. I explain to them that terminal energy, the energy that the animal absorbs, is what makes the difference, and for a clean quick kill a certain amount of energy is necessary. I also explain to them that it is necessary to place their shots, and that energy, properly so the animals are stopped so that no game is lost. 10 year olds get it.
Glad this author just caught up with the 11 year old hunters in our nation.
BUT,
NO, you are not taking anything away from us. 2A says I have a right to my guns and you will not outlaw those calibers that will allow me to adequately defend myself. If and when I have to pull a trigger it is imperative that I stop that person instantly so they can no longer hurt anyone. The larger calibers do that much more efficiently.
When I am carrying a smaller caliber handgun I know that if need to pull the trigger I will have to empty the magazine to compensate for the lighter energy of the reduced caliber.
One way or another I'm going to stop that person in their tracks. Bad guys who have been shot but not stopped can and will kill you as quickly as those who are unharmed.
This author is a "non-gun" person with a stupid idea trying to act like knowledge that is brand new to them holds all the answers and they do not have a clue what they are talking about.
So Much for this gun ignorant novice's idea.
Hydrostatic shock, plus energy, plus fragmentation kinda rocks. That’s the way to drop an elephant. Journalists are so st00pid. The bigger, the better which trying to drop the target.