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by almost_usual 2079 days ago
When there is an active shooter in body armor wielding a high powered weapon you’re deescalating and saving lives.
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Terrorists don’t wear body armors, and “power” of guns don’t matter as well.

In fact, it gets weaker and weaker as guns improve because the required amount to “stop” a human had been grossly overestimated.

.308 hunting rifle cartridge, still deemed necessary to stop charging wild animals, has muzzle kinetic energy of 3.5kJ. .223Rem for AR-15, used in wars against humans, is 1.8kJ, 9mmx19 used in latest “tactical self defense” PCCs is just 0.5kJ.

Bullets are all deadly if it hits and when it hits.