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Originally Posted by EricOKC
The idea of shooting for the leg is the dumbest fucking idea anyone ever came up with. If you're trying to avoid using lethal force, use something other than a gun. If the situation calls for lethal force, then it calls for the person to be killed, not an attempt at incapacitation. Lets also not forget that a shot in the leg has substantial potential for being lethal - or did you forget the femoral artery?
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Leg shots are
not considered to be lethal by courts and authorities here in Denmark, since people usually don't die from them - and I believe that most european courts approve both warning and leg shots. In fact, a european court would most likely question why a gun carrier
didn't fire a warning and/or a leg shot first if there was time for it, and he/she couldn't run away.
Lets make up a little fantasy scenario where you are in a blind alley with nowhere to run, and 3 guys with knives approach you slowly from 20 meters away. Wouldn't you under those circumstances find it more ethical and morally correct to shoot for their legs first?