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Originally Posted by Pragma
In my Law Enforcement Administration class, we discussed exactly this issue. Law enforcement officers of all types (federal, state, local, military) are trained to shoot to kill. If it gets to the situation whey they draw their firearm, they intend to use it to kill someone. They are not trained to shoot to wound, trained to shoot guns out of people's hands, or anything else.
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Actually, in general, you are not trained to "shoot to kill" unless you are a sniper or special forces or in a very specific situation (bomber with finger on trigger). Most cops are simply trained to aim for center body mass - the torso, the largest target available. Double tap, and if he keeps moving, keep shooting. The usual result is, indeed, a dead suspect, but shoot to kill is not the usual description.