Thread: Yet another shooting incident in the states

Originally Posted by Beavis

Yea pistols actually suck shit at stopping.

No Beavis.

IF you have a large caliber pistol, and IF you have the correct ammunition, and IF you manage to hit someone on the pelvic triangle or enough of the brain to cause major damage, then pistols are really good at "stopping". The point is that it is a whole bunch of IFs...

That is the reason most police forces around the world are quite happy to use tasers. You can hit someone ANYWHERE on their body, and the effect is pretty much instantaneous. And best of all, everyone gets to life another day...

And knives are fantastic offensive weapons (not defensive). A knife requires you to be in physical contact or close proximity with the attacker. That is a very bad idea to start off with