In the Case of Ken Gage
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The ammunition to the decedent’s 9mm are “hollow—point” (RT 3628), “copper—jacketed” (RT 3604, 3628), and are designed to do “significantly more damage” than standard ammunition. RT 3628.
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The DA argued that this constituted premeditation.
I have heard this argument used (I never said I had seen it used sucessfully, but sooner or later you will get a liberal enough judge) MULTIPLE times in court cases about shootings.
I can site more cases if you wish, or you can go do a little research and find TONS of court cases where a liberal DA argued that the simple USE of "hollow-point ammunition" constituded premeditation. IE You bought it because it would kill somebody ISN'T THAT RIGHT MR DEFEDANT!
Anyway I think it is ludicrus (or however you spell it) that it would ever even come up in court. But it has and will.
Billy D. - I had though about that. What was the slang term for it the flying ashtray? Anyway the problem is I DO know you should NEVER EVER EVER use handloads for self defense (Yet again see the argument on premeditation. YOU SPECIFICALLY LOADED THOSE TO KILL SOMEBODY DIDN'T YOU MR DEFENDANT!) AND I really don't want to handload anything else anyway. I think I have become handload lazy to be honest with you.
Good arguments though all. I had TRIED to find just plain old cylindrical lead wadcutters out there too because of the fact that (from what I have been told mind you) they don't ricochette as bad. Howsomever I have not found a company loading them.
Where it up to me I would pack a sawed off semi-auto 12 guard with alternating 00 buck and Rifled lead slugs. Tell me THAT double tap wouldn't end the argument.
GoodOlBoy
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