Waiting room reading
The other day I found myself killing some time at the police station --it's a long story for another day. I learned that unlike dentists and doctors, cops like to stock their waiting areas with magazines dedicated to answering pressing homicidal queries such as "Why You Need a Pump Action Shotgun." For those of you wanting to know, the current issue of Police Magazine provides the answers.
According to the author here is why police officers should keep a pump action shotgun IN ADDITION to their sidearm and rifle.
"The presence of a 12-gauge shotgun and its gaping maw of a barrel can stop a bad guy in his tracks because he knows what a close-range blast can do.The wound capacity of a load of double-aught buck shot (essentially eight .33-caliber rounds) is so devastating that 12-gauge shotguns are the tool of choice for professionals who must neutralize dangerous animals quickly without bothering to aim. When a commercial fishing boat hoists up a large and angry shark onto its deck, you can bet that the first mate will reach for his shotgun. When an animal handler at a zoo or circus sees that a big cat is about to attack, likewise he will reach for a shotgun."
Note the seamless transition from "stopping bad guys" to "neutralizing dangerous animals."
Goes on to say,
"And you know why? Shotguns don’t require precision and they are fearsome weapons at close range. I have examined wounds from pistols, and sometimes they resemble bee stings. Of course, the wound channel inside the body is bigger, but from the outside it’s sometimes hard to find the hole. In contrast, shotgun wounds are often horrific in their level of trauma."
I see, I want the police to be armed with firearms that launch indiscriminate and horrific sprays of pellets.
Furthermore,
"If you don’t believe that a shotgun is an excellent man stopper, consider that the eight pellets in your typical 12-gauge 00 buckshot shell tend to do some interesting things when launched in anger. For example, when fired at close range, they typically travel in pairs or in clumps into the body of the target. This effect rends organs and causes massive shock and blood loss."
"When launched in anger...effect rends organs and causes massive shock and blood loss." I'm speechless.