I'm confused
.40S&W fired from 20 feet failed to penetrate more than 1" and the lesson learned at the end is that the .40 ammo didn't fail? What am I missing here?
"Range between subject and officers: 20 feet.
• Subject had a t-shirt on under his jacket."
"Officers fired on the subject and hit him in the left arm, completely shattering the bone. He was
also hit five times in the chest and abdomen. All rounds penetrated less than 1". All of the rounds
expanded fully but did not cause incapacitation due to the lack of penetration. According to the
Medical Examiner, none of the rounds caused any life threatening injuries. The subject also
received one round into the front of his throat, it penetrated less than 1" as well. The Medical
Examiner stated that the recovered rounds were in pristine condition (still had rifling marks on
them)."
"The .40 S&W ammunition did not fail in this
incident."
I'm not necessarily bashing the .40 here but if this isn't failure, what is?