If you hit the brachial or femoral artery they can bleed out within minutes. If you puncture a lung they can still survive. It all depends on where they get hit. Many people live from potentially fatal areas being hit and others bleed out from non-fatal regions being hit.<p>In either case, their survival puts you in legal trouble under current law. You should be shooting to kill if you feel deadly force is justified. If your intent is not to kill, then deadly force was not justified.<p>Good luck aiming for a hand. I advise you go to a firing range and see how often you can hit the arm of a moving target without taking time to aim (remember: taking time to aim = you are now the one being shot). You&#x27;ll have fractions of a second to get someone in your sights and take the shot.<p>It&#x27;ll cost $30-40 to use a range, rent a gun, and buy ammunition for an hour. You&#x27;ll leave with a more informed opinion of how operating a firearm works.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pfoa.co.uk&#x2F;110&#x2F;shooting-to-wound" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pfoa.co.uk&#x2F;110&#x2F;shooting-to-wound</a>