Reply #96: Agreed. [View All]

Shoot to stop. Shoot to stop. Shoot to stop.

It implies your intent was to .... stop. Now the BG may die. Bullets are dangerous. Shooting to stop indicates your intention was to stop him. If you shoot him and he runs away and passes out 2 blocks away he is stopped. IF you shoot him and he dies he is stopped. If you shoot him and he doesn't go down and keep shooting him 2,3,4,5,10 times the intent was to stop him.

Tell a cop, DA, jury that you shot to kill that implies your intent was to end his life. Regardless of it is necessary or not, you decided he stops breathing today. You are going to get a TON of unwanted legal attention.

Soldiers shoot to stop.
Law Enforcement shoots to stop.
You should shoot to stop.
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If seems like a silly little thing but if you routinely talk about shooting to kill then guess what?

If you are in a life and death battle, get a nice shot of adrenaline, and are dazed afewards guess what you are going to tell 911 or the police on the scene. "I shot to kill".