Shooting to wound refers to attempts to use a firearm to harm someone without killing him. It is controversial, in that a person can be accidentally killed by this method, and attempts to hit a limb rather than the torso may result in a stray bullet going through the body part or missing entirely, thus increasing the odds of hitting someone or something else. Limbs can be moved faster and more radically than the torso, and so the option of shooting to wound is generally viewed with skepticism by law enforcement

Law enforcement agency

In North American English, a law enforcement agency is a government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws.Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while others have other names In North American...

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