CS: Pol-Police Hollow points

2000-08-28 Thread Jonathan
From: Jonathan Spencer, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [PSDB publications classified] >-- >Why on Earth is it classified? Is it so bad that >they have to hide behind the Official Secrets Act? Much of their work is classified because it would be advantageous to villains to see it, and disadvantageous to

CS: Pol-Police Hollow points

2000-08-26 Thread Hugh Bellars
From: "Hugh Bellars", [EMAIL PROTECTED] They have a website: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/pcrg/psdb.htm The relevant PSDB sector is 'Firearms & Protective Equipment'. Naturally, there's nothing about their police ammunition specification as "most PSDB publications are classified and availab

CS: Pol-Police Hollow points

2000-08-23 Thread Francis
From: Francis Dwight Atkinson, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have to jump in on this as there is so much rubbish being spoken about by the non informed. The police use a round developed by a group PSDB (scientists) who developed a semi jacket semi was cutter designed to dump its energy into the body and NO

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2000-08-23 Thread Richard Loweth
From: "Richard Loweth", [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is another answer to the argument for 9mm JHP. So called "stopping power" can be had by either a "light and fast" bullet or by a "heavy and slow" bullet. This dates back to before the beginning of this century, to wit, Churchill at Omdurman with h

CS: Pol-Police Hollow points

2000-08-22 Thread jonathan
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If the Police are not willing to use Hollow points because od bad PR, what happens if they have to shoot someone and the bullet they are using dosen't do the job properly and the crim then manages to shoot an Officer or Member pf the public? Also what happens if an S