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fhebornin70 · 03-01-2005, 01:34 PM

I am not an LEO, I am a funeral director & embalmer. I have seen bodies where the cause of death was by gunshot. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: Any bullet whatsoever that makes contact with soft tissue will do an awesome amount of damage. The higher velocity rounds tend to "sail through" while smaller caliber bullets tend to do the most harm, in my opinion. I have observed an autopsy performed on a gunshot victim where the victim was shot in the neck with a .22LR round, with the shot determined by the pathologist to be made parallel to the ground. The bullet was recovered in the abdomen area! The "bounce around effect" absolutely sealed this person's fate. Body armor should only be seen as a precaution, not a panacea. I have not yet had to bury a cop, and I hope that I never do. Please guys, none of you are bulletproof, vest or not. Please be careful out there, and keep up the good work, and THANK YOU for the job that you are called to do!

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Some wise words from "fhebornin70":

"Every day ABOVE GROUND is a good one!"

USN RM3 · 03-01-2005, 01:54 PM

Thank-You, I'll do my best tonight!

Mountain Cop · 03-01-2005, 08:46 PM

We appreciate the concern. Thank you! (& I also will try tonight...)

dolanp · 03-02-2005, 07:16 AM

Hope the humor isn't inappropriate, but at least this settles the caliber debate! .22 is king!

Stay safe.

03-01-2005, 01:34 PM	#1
fhebornin70 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: somewhere in TX (it's big, I'm lost) Posts: 2	To all LEO's please be careful out there. I am not an LEO, I am a funeral director & embalmer. I have seen bodies where the cause of death was by gunshot. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND: Any bullet whatsoever that makes contact with soft tissue will do an awesome amount of damage. The higher velocity rounds tend to "sail through" while smaller caliber bullets tend to do the most harm, in my opinion. I have observed an autopsy performed on a gunshot victim where the victim was shot in the neck with a .22LR round, with the shot determined by the pathologist to be made parallel to the ground. The bullet was recovered in the abdomen area! The "bounce around effect" absolutely sealed this person's fate. Body armor should only be seen as a precaution, not a panacea. I have not yet had to bury a cop, and I hope that I never do. Please guys, none of you are bulletproof, vest or not. Please be careful out there, and keep up the good work, and THANK YOU for the job that you are called to do! _________________ Some wise words from "fhebornin70": "Every day ABOVE GROUND is a good one!" __________________ Some wise words from \"fhebornin70\": \"Every day ABOVE GROUND is a good one!\" XD9 4\" w/ stainless slide (absolutely sweet) Ruger P97 .45ACP (i love this one) former Glock owner (2 of \'em, until I discovered the XD)

03-01-2005, 01:54 PM	#2
USN RM3 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 443	Thank-You, I'll do my best tonight! __________________ No more XD\'s, I am still here because I Love you guys!

03-01-2005, 08:46 PM	#3
Mountain Cop XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Central California Posts: 201	We appreciate the concern. Thank you! (& I also will try tonight...) __________________ Guns don\'t kill people - the proper application of sight alignment, sight picture and trigger control kills people.

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03-02-2005, 07:16 AM	#4
dolanp XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: N TX Posts: 784	Hope the humor isn't inappropriate, but at least this settles the caliber debate! .22 is king! Stay safe.