On mobile , I enjoy visiting rasstastic right about now . <| sep |> Have you ever fired a handgun at a target ? I can understand warning shots at least if they ' re fired at the ground , not in the air where the bullets can land somewhere dangerous , but most people have a hard time hitting a thighsized target standing completely still at 7 yards . If you ' re in the position that have to shoot a gun at someone in the first place , your life is in danger and you don ' t play hero and try to hit them in the leg . They ' re moving , you ' re pumping adrenaline and you ' re lucky if you hit them centermass at all . It ' s not playing hero to aim for the legs . It ' s doing your job . You claim it is incredibly difficult , but the legs is where the police in the Nordic countries tends to shoot first when directly attacked by a suspect . Usually it is enough to stop the subject . While it still obviously carries a risk it has a smaller chance of killing the subject , which is something the police should always be attempting to minimise especially when bystanders aren ' t at direct risk .