Police use of firearms
Sir, — I wish to take, Mr K. N. Hampton, criminal lawyer, to task over the misleading, speculative comments he has made (“The Press,” August 23) about the use of a firearm by a police sergeant. I feel that it is nonsense to imply that serious consequences would have resulted had the bullet fired by the police hit the petrol tank. A copper-jacketed .38 special projectile is not made with either a phosphorus or explosive tip and could not cause an explosion when penetrating a petrol tank. I also note that in his opinion the .38 revolvers on issue to the police are “notoriously fire high.” What absolute rubbish. I. ask Mr Hampton to refrain from making misleading statements on a subject of which he has obviously little knowledge. — Yours, etc., I. A KEEN. August 24, 1980.
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