Type of bullet used to kill Jean Charles de Menezes to become standard issue for Met police | Mail Online: "A controversial type of bullet used to kill Jean Charles de Menezes is to be given to Scotland Yard marksmen for standard use.
The Metropolitan Police is the first force in the UK to fully adopt hollow point ammunition, described by gun experts as ‘unsurvivable’.
Other forces are expected to follow suit in time for the 2012 Olympics.
Hollow point ammunition is designed to incapacitate a subject in a single shot. The bullet expands on entry to the body, causing maximum damage to vital organ"
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