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Explain Like I'm Five

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[โ€“] teft@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not always true. Cops are notoriously bad shots and these ice agents are no better.

Just remember that most walls in modern american homes are made of nothing much stronger than plywood. In any situation you should return fire from good cover to try and avoid becoming a body.

[โ€“] bagsy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

There is no safe place to hide in a modern american home. The 2 most common rounds 9mm and NATO 5.56 will easily go through 5 or 6 layers of sheetrock or a piece of plywood and keep on going.