Originally Posted by
commandar
Also: Hollywood notions of shooting at the legs to disable, etc.
Generally if someone seriously suggests this it says to me that A. they don't realize how difficult hitting a target like moving human legs really is and/or B. they haven't fully accepted the gravity of using a firearm on a human being and haven't completely accepted that all gunshot wounds have a significant probability of being lethal.
B is actually worse, IMO, since it increases the likelihood of that person using a firearm in a situation that might not warrant it.