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Originally Posted by djsFlames
A shot to the knee/foot you know is something you could probably justify and should render the assailant unable to cause anyone much harm. Just don't shoot in lethal places, pretty simple.
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Nooo. It's far from simple. In fact firearms trainer and championship shooter Ron Avery calls it impossible.
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“Hitting an arm or a leg on a moving suspect with surgical precision will be virtually impossible,” Avery asserts. “I could probably count on one hand the individuals who can make that kind of shot under the pressure of their life on the line. Expecting that level of performance by police officers on an agency-wide basis is ludicrous.”
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Even if it were, you are apparently unaware of the possible damage from being shot in the leg:
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“Legs tend initially to move slower than arms and to maintain more static positions. However, areas of the lower trunk and upper thigh are rich with vascularity. A suspect who’s hit there can bleed out in seconds if one of the major arteries is severed, so again shooting just to wound may not result in just wounding.
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Further, this video demonstrate how quickly a suspect equipped with a knife can cover ground.
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An officer’s survival instinct may exert an overpowering influence on target selection. “I don’t care how good a shot you are,” says Avery, “if your life is threatened you’re going to go for the surer thing first and worry about your assailant’s life being saved second. If a guy is running at me with a blade, the last thing I’m going to be thinking is ‘I’m going to shoot him in the arm.’” Hence, shooting for center mass may become a psychological default.
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More.