I was at a Tom Givens class last weekend. He stated that shots through the lungs are not much good
at stopping violent encounters. The ER will only put a band-aid on such wounds and send the perp
home. So in fact the real target is the heart (and in particular arteries / veins above) and one should
be aiming at a 2inch wide strip in the center of the chest. Much of the IDPA 8 inch circle is not going
to cause a stop.
I have not heard this before. Anyone with medical experience care to comment. Are there enough
arteries / veins in the traditional IDPA 0-down zone to make this a moot point?
If it is true what is the real A-zone? 2inch wide by how tall? Where would you place it?
(My guess is that the target high in the USPSA A zone and about 4 inches long).