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The quote from the original HTML page is incorrect and dangerous misinformation. From the linked PDF:

> KINETIC IMPACT WEAPONS

> 8.5.4 Skip-firing off the ground causes an unacceptable risk of serious injury.

More absurd than the current reality of cops aiming at people’s faces?

At least a bounced round will have less kinetic energy. That won’t make it more accurate, but it does make headshots harder.

My understanding is that was their original intended use.

It is absurd.