I believe it bears repeating that, as a LEO, you are held seriously accountable for where your rounds go. It is a different ball game in theater in the military. Sure you want to avoid collateral damage, but your priority is putting down the threat. Different animal being a LEO.
Law enforcement is expected (erroneously, may I add) to be able to shoot to wound and disable a hostile subject. They are expected to hit their target regardless of the scenario. All of this runs contrary to the fact that most departments don't train their officers to be shooters. Most officers I associate with shoot more than just the yearly qualification, but I know just as many who don't. I know plenty who draw their weapon at the range on qual day, clean it and load it, and then don't take it out of their holster again until next year.
Adding more ammo to the magazine in the rifle will increase an inaccurate officer's chance of scoring a hit in the same way that rolling a pair of dice more often will increase your likelihood of rolling snake eyes. It does not make up for an officer's ability to accurately engage a target. That comes from training.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."-Thomas Paine
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