uriel@oak.circa.ufl.edu (Scott Whitmore) (02/18/91)
From: uriel@oak.circa.ufl.edu (Scott Whitmore) I heard recently (on another newsgroup) that the use of hollowpoint small-arms ammo in war would be considered criminal. Is this true? And if so, how did this come to be so? Please e-mail all responses, as I do not regularly read this group. Scott -- Scott Whitmore Internet: uriel@maple.circa.ufl.edu 24-510 Tolbert Hall or uriel@maple.decnet%pine.circa.ufl.edu Gainesville, FL 32612 (USA) Friendly Neighborhood Standard Disclaimer "The Devil...the prowde spirit...cannot bear to be mocked." --Thomas More (?)
random@nwgpb.att.com (David L Pope) (02/19/91)
From: random@nwgpb.att.com (David L Pope) > I heard recently (on another newsgroup) that the use of hollowpoint > small-arms ammo in war would be considered criminal. Is this true? > And if so, how did this come to be so? I'll post and E-mail in case anyone else is interested. Hollow-point ammo can be usefull in the killing of game because it has a hollow cavity which causes the bullet to flatten & expand as it penetrates. This causes a more severe wound, under many circumstances. The purpose of shooting people in a war, believe it or not, is NOT to kill them, but to wound. Killing an enemy soldier takes one person out of action, but wounding him requires that further personell and material must be used to evacuate and treat the soldier. The full-metal-jacket assault rifle bullets are designed to punch small, largely non-lethal holes in people, while hollow points, silver-tips, and 'dum-dums' are designed to rip large traumatic quick-kill wounds. Then there are armor-piercing (used for machinery, mostly), tracer (phosphorus-filled bullets usually used just to visualize where the shots are going), and the much-maligned Teflon Bullet (which, according to the manufacturer, was designed to GRIP windshield material upon impact, allowing police to shoot onrushing cars. The developer claims that the teflon bullet has NO armor piercing properties, but the news media chose to ignore the facts, and shouted between commercials about COP KILLER bullets penetrating police body armor. Most bad guys didn't even know police were WEARING body armor.) But I digress. Hope this helps. Random
PAISLEY%AUVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (L Gordon Paisley) (03/05/91)
From: L Gordon Paisley <PAISLEY%AUVM.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> I remember seeing something in a pamphlet-sized manual in which the combat use of hollow-point rounds was forbidden. I do not remeber the title or effective dates of this publication, but I do remember seeing and taking note of the mention of hollow-point rounds. Someone else may have details. L. GORDON PAISLEY, PAISLEY@AUVM.AUVM.EDU THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC USA