“Cops are actually allowed extra- powerful loads, which undoubtedly contributed to the ability of the bullet to travel completely through one person and then kill someone else.”
Patently not true.
Yea, I reload and know a fair bit about self defense LA and the legalities of what is and isn’t legal.
The only real laws on bullets we have in America deal with importation. Bullet power isn’t really a factor. Otherwise a 115gr +p+ 9mm would be legal but a 44magnum ppssibly wouldn’t.
I can take H110 powder and load it into a 45 Long Colt with a 185gr FMJ to such a degree that the bullet screams out of a Ruger with enough power and anger to just about match a 223. Not a single cop would arrest me. Though they’d probably warn me I’m risking my safety if the pressure spikes too high. If I used it to defend myself. Wouldn’t go to jail for it.