The kid’s not going to be throwing any rocks or running away if he’s laying on the ground with a bullet in his leg, is he??? Why isn’t that the wise choice??? Why the bullet to the head???
Legs and arms are NOT that easy to hit, even for a trained marksman.
What is easier to hit?
Head, chest, abdomen.
Yes, the prosecutors insist that we non-law enforcement citizens try to shoot limbs if we absolutely have to defend ourselves, but that is “Wild We4st” fantasy thinking.
You remove the threat, period. If the kid can come back you have not removed the threat. DRT is always the best solution.
“Why isn’t that the wise choice???”
It isn’t. The firing of a weapon is the application of deadly force. If the situtation does not warrant the application of deadly force, DON’T SHOOT.
(There is no such thing as “Shoot to wound.” Most people, including LEOs, are lousy shots anyway, making the outcome problematic at best. The phrase is, in itself, a fantasy for liberal bleeding hearts.
Shooting someone in the leg may, and probably will result, in hitting a major artery like the femoral artery. You’ll bleed to death post haste. As I said firing a weapon is the application of deadly force and should be used only if killing the target is the intent.