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You only need hollow point or similar expanding ammunition if your bullet would otherwise overpenetrate, and pistols are highly prone to having inadequate penetration, not excessive penetration.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Armed Self-Defense Isn’t Supposed To Be “Sport”: 2009
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Sure, when there are lanes to the hoop then you should drive all the way but it makes no sense to overpenetrate and commit turnovers or offensive fouls or end up taking a lower percentage shot (i.e., one that is heavily contested even though it is closer to the hoop).
20 Second Timeout 2009
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Against Houston in this series, Bryant drove to the hoop when he had high percentage opportunities to do so but he resisted any temptation to overpenetrate.
20 Second Timeout 2009
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Load a shotgun with defense (rubber pellets) rounds, they do not overpenetrate and they won't even kill an intruder, so your conscience is fine.
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Load a shotgun with defense (rubber pellets) rounds, they do not overpenetrate and they won't even kill an intruder, so your conscience is fine.
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Load a shotgun with defense (rubber pellets) rounds, they do not overpenetrate and they won't even kill an intruder, so your conscience is fine.
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Load a shotgun with defense (rubber pellets) rounds, they do not overpenetrate and they won't even kill an intruder, so your conscience is fine.
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I’m not even sure if it would pass a rational-basis standard, because the main purpose of hollow point ammunition is to provide a safer form of ammunition to use in self-defense scenarios (as it is less likely to overpenetrate).
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I’m not even sure if it would pass a rational-basis standard, because the main purpose of hollow point ammunition is to provide a safer form of ammunition to use in self-defense scenarios as it is less likely to overpenetrate.
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"The one thing we didn't want was overpenetrate and let that kid step up inside and go.
unknown title 2009
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