[familyop]

"The 9-mm. round hit the pit bull's right front paw and split into fragments, which ricocheted throughout the narrow alley."

I wish the new cops knew as much about ballistics as the old cops. Use big bore semiwadcutters (or better yet, wide flatnose bullets), driven slowly enough to avoid blowing through the pitbulls very fast. Those bullets won't bust up or change course so easily. Of course, you'll have to use revolvers to fire them, but a little more training on the ranges won't hurt you. If the admin. weenies won't let you do that, go with .45 ACPs. And always be aware of who is where before firing.

[smokingfrog]

Probably a JHP that went through the dog’s paw and hit the pavement. Would a wadcutter fragment in a situation like that?

[ZX12R]

Maybe develop a special dog killing round.
Maybe use the taser instead.
Maybe stop hiring sissies to carry guns.

[Shooter 2.5]

Which handgun centerfire cartridge will stop inside a dog’s paw?