Firing at a vehicle

Firing at a vehicle

Firing at a vehicle is a controversial practice in which a person discharges a gun at an automobile. Many police departments, including those of New York City, [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/nyregion/30cars.html Police Statements Vary on Firing at a Vehicle - New York Times ] ] Virginia Beach,http://www.less-lethal.org/docs/53/VirginiaBeachUseOfForce.pdf] and Prince William County, Virginia, have rules specifically banning officers from engaging in it, even when the officer is about to be run down by the vehicle. Firing at a vehicle is viewed as being generally ineffective and posing many risks. For instance, the bullet may go through the car windows and strike an innocent bystander on the other side.

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