3:10 - stupid, sexy crackhead...

Two cases. One man used hollow-point ammo to defend himself against a home invasion. Another man used jacketed rounds to defend himself against a home invasion. Both invaders were killed. Both were prosecuted for using "excessive force". In one case, because the hollow-point was excessively deadly. In the other case, because the jacketed round was "armor piercing". Same prosecutor in both cases. Its not about the ammo, its about the political views of the prosecutor in the case.

The advice I got from the guy who trains my police department is for citizens and even cops to use whatever ammo their local law enforcement use. That way your defense is you use exactly what the cops who protect your community use

I ended up going to trial over a self defense shooting. The gun I used was a Glock 27. I had 40 cal hollow point rounds. The prosecutor did bring up the hollow point issue claiming I was carrying the most deadly type of ammunition. This happened in Anchorage AK and the police that responded all testified. My lawyer asks each of them what gon they carried. All of them carried either a Glock 22 or 23. My lawyer then asked what type of ammunition they carried and of course they all carry hollow point ammunition. Both their guns and ammunition were issued by the police department. That pretty much destroyed the hollow point argument. I was found not guilty.

Speaking as a former LEO, the ONLY rounds we referred to as "cop killer bullets" were of the armor piercing variety which are anything but "hollow point"! How can a defense attorney worth his pay allow a prosecuting attorney mischaracterize a bullet virtually identical to what police carry as nefarious?

In Peru (South America), it is literally illegal to carry with anything other than hollow point. The reasoning is that other rounds may pass through the targeted person and hit someone else. If you are caught carrying with anything other than hollow point you lose your gun license.

It sucks that you can be judged based on either using "too lethal" ammo, or crappy ammo which means you have to shoot the bad guy a couple dozen times and they will say you shot them too many times.

If ever asked WHY you use hollow points, answer is "It prevents over penetration of the intended target."

Not only are they effective for self-defense, but they are also designed to NOT go through someone and hit an unintentionally person behind your target.

Anything and everything you do to defend yourself will be used against you by a predatory prosecutor.

The thing about hollow-point ammunition is that the expansion of the bullet transfers more energy into the target, and this causes the bullet to penetrate less than a solid "ball" round. So, JHP is the responsible choice since it is literally designed to stop within your target and not overpenetrate to hit someone else.

"Nothing annoys me like people who get annoyed that you're not annoyed"

As a retired cop, who as part of my job wrote department policies, was a use of foce and firearms instructor. Our department used hollow-points because they are less likely to over penetrate and or ricochet.

I think the funniest thing about hollow points being referred to in that way, is the decreased effectiveness against armor, which police often wear...

I use the same ammunition I used when I was a cop. I can assure you that law enforcement, both local and federal use hollow points.