[Tenacious 1]

"Which is why they are a favored choice for home defense use as well."

Agreed! My .357 is loaded with brass tipped hallow point Dots (I think that is the name). I spent the rdiculous amount because it was advertised to not overpenetrate. If I have to defend myself in my house or a convenience store, I do not want overpenetration (unless I can line the bad guys up.)

[HairOfTheDog]

Exactly. hollowpoint, soft tipped, and expanding bullets are the safest choice for a self-defense shooter to have available, and the myopia of this suggestion, that someone defending their home has no need to be concerned about the same risks from 'overpenetrating' bullets that police would have is asinine.

No matter what the situation, the 'safest' bullet is the one that stops in the first thing it hits.