Posted on 12/13/2005 9:20:22 AM PST by kiriath_jearim
Hollowed bullet easy to get & hard to survive
BY ALISON GENDAR and DAVE GOLDINER DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Hollow-point bullets like the one used in the slaying of Officer Daniel Enchautegui are much deadlier than ordinary bullets - and nearly as easy to get.
Cops favor using the hollow-point bullets because they are less likely to pass through a target and ricochet into a fellow cop or bystander.
But they want their public sale banned to keep them out of the hands of thugs like Enchautegui's alleged killers, Steven Armento and Lillo Brancato.
"Our mission is to stop violent felons," said Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. "There is no reason for anyone else to have that ability."
Armento allegedly shot Enchautegui with his father's .357-caliber handgun, loaded with the hollow-point bullets.
Anyone with a gun permit can buy the hollow-points in a gun shop. They also are readily available on the black market.
"Anybody can go out and buy them," said Michael Palladino, head of the Detectives' Endowment Association.
The main difference between hollow-point and regular, "full-metal jacket" bullets is that the hollow-points flatten on impact and expand inside a target.
The NYPD switched to the new ammo in 1999.
"They are less likely to penetrate the intended target and hit a bystander," said Deputy Police Commissioner Paul Browne.
An on-duty cop's bulletproof vest would likely provide the same protection from a hollow-point as a regular bullet.
Yeppers, I've got a lovely box of Hydra shocks for my 45.
He is an ignorant @hole indeed. Unbelievable that he views his mission as being impeded by citizens having access to the same mission. I never heard of a mission that was against missions. This guy is more interested in controling the slaves for his paycheck than the criminals... typical.
I think I bought them in 91 as a Christmas gift.
That's 'cause it helps with the accuracy, you see... ;-)
The real purpose of jacketed bullets used by the military is to wound the enemy. It ties up several others to care for a wounded. A dead enemy can be forgotten.
Ultimately, a war is economic and the first to run out of troops and recources is more likely to lose.
Troops that are tied up moving wounded or providing care for wounded cannot be used as front line troops.
The intended victims of violent felons have far more need for the ability to stop them than you do, Mr. Lynch.
"Our mission is to stop violent felons," said Patrolmen's Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch. "There is no reason for anyone else to have that ability."
Um...excuse me? I would like that ability also. Why should I have to waste 3 or four shots when it should only take one. One shot one kill.
You can still buy them, if they were made before the ban was put in effect...I bought a box a few years ago...it was missing 2 bullets out of a 20 rd. box. I don't know if they were banned nationwide, or just in my state(CT.)
Lucky you. Wish I could get my hands on a box.
1. They are against armor piercing bullets, round nose types
2. they are against expandable ones
Go freaging figure. It's always the same thing. What kills kills and is meant for that. What part of the 2nd amendment they do not understand? There is no P.C. bullet except no bullets, I guess.
I really, really wish these news services would at least try to educate their writers about guns. This doesn't contain a single sentence that doesn't make me laugh out loud.
Thanks, I'll ask around. :-)
Concave,brass plated end first.
We can always fall back on Nerf bullets maybe...they wouldn't hurt anyone.
Tell ya what,
If I find them,
I'll send them to you (but I have to find them first :) )
Which is why they are a favored choice for home defense use as well.
Yup.You can still get 'em.
Well I guess I'll have to continue using my 200gr EFMJ in the .45 for now. By the way, this guy gives the Lynch's a bad name.
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