Why can't they shoot the gun out of the thug's hand?
There was only one man who had that ability.............
Posted on 08/20/2014 12:21:07 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
Police are often harshly criticized for their lethal use of firearms, giving many reason to wonder: Why don't police shoot to wound? That was CNN's Wolf Blitzer's question to legal scholar Jeffrey Toobin when discussing the shooting death of Ferguson, Missouri, teenager Michael Brown. "Why can't they shoot a warning shot?... Why can't they shoot to injure?" Blitzer queried.
To answer Blitzer's (and your) questions, here's a general overview of why police don't shoot to wound:
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.findlaw.com ...
Why can't they shoot the gun out of the thug's hand?
There was only one man who had that ability.............
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