I knew exactly what Biden meant, but I'm from his generation. Based on my US Navy based recollections, shooting to "wound" used to be common... Hell, some military police friends used to brag about shooting guns out of people's hands. That probably went away in the late Sixties during the anti-war protests.
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I am an SOB: Son of a Bos’n — Sailor, Preacher, Advocate, Computer Geek.
