Shot placement in a self defense situation.

[InitialKev]

Stopping Power

As documented in the article an attacker may not stop advancing even when taking hits in center mass/ vital organs. The cop had to shoot him in the head to end the gun fight. This got me thinking. In a civilian self defense situation, if you shoot the attacker in the head, would LEO, judge or DA or whatever see it as malicious intent and not self defense?

 

[Tony2X]

Nope.

 

[HighTower]

hit 14 times with 45acp and still fighting?! he must've been on some serious dope

 

[CCW]

Are you even a citizen?

 

[sniper62]

Head shots are tricky in hi stress situation- lots of folks miss center mass shots at close range. Head generally a smaller moving target.

 

[500mag]

Nope.

 

[galvatron]

Not all bad guys are going to stand up straight in front of you. I'm aiming for whatever body part is easily visible at the moment, chest, head, legs, ass, I don't care. If its a clean case of self defense it really shouldn't matter.

 

[inkdaddy]

C3 C4 C5 location if possible. Disengage the spinal cord and or damage/destroy the nerve system for the diaphram.

 

[Madrox]

There was a training video posted a while back that I liked. Start out shooting center of mass, and with each shot, move up the target creeping towards the head. They were saying that in a tense moment, where the perp is high or wearing armor, you would have more effectiveness with that method than with dumping into center of mass.

 

[militaryrednek]

cant go wrong with 2 to the chest, 1 to the head. repeat if threat is still a threat.