
Originally Posted by
ChelseyDawn
So, our friend?s father is a gun expert ? he teaches gun training to police force here as well as civilians and also gives the CCW (concealed carry) classes here (although they aren?t required anymore).
We are looking at buying me a .22 handgun and were asking his advice, so out of curiosity I asked him about a .25 and just how much damage it can do. His major comment was that it is a good gun for a smaller person because it has almost no ?kick? (making it easy for accuracy) and will still ?drop? a person. When asked what would happen if you shot the person in the head within about 1-6 feet, he stated that a .25 is actually considered more dangerous in that aspect than many higher caliber guns. Why? Because it has enough power to initially penetrate the skull, but rarely enough to penetrate a second time ? causing it to generally bounce around in the head, causing potentially massive damage and then lodging internally.
The bullet was not able to exit Travis? head, and it is possible that it ?bounced around? in there, causing massive damage (the ME couldn?t verify due to decomp). That makes it highly unlikely that he could have gotten shot first and then done all the running around and struggling back against Jodi.
Just thought I?d share his insights. :)