Shots Fired at The Capitol?

[JJIII]

Originally Posted by merrylander

A .357 magnum could stop the engine, they can penetrate an engine block. The police dumped enough lead into the landscape to pollute it for a century. Maybe you are happy with trigger happy cops around but I sure as hell am not.

BTW if he is 'pursuing' how in hell could she run over him?

How many of the officers there were carrying .357 Magnums? How many layers of sheet metal would a round have to go through before it reached the engine? How much energy would it have at that point? What shape would it be in after penetrating the sheet metal? Exactly where would you recommend they aim so as to hit the right spot? How can you be assured that it would not ricochet and cause damage somewhere else? If it did hit the engine, how do you know the engine would stop? (I once drove a Ford Tempo about 6 miles with one of the four rods broken completely in two.)

Too many variables IMO. YMMV.