Curt - great and inspiring story. Thank you for the time you put into researching and articulating it. I had not heard the Just War principles laid out like that before. Makes sense to me. On the specific point of the decision to use nuclear weapons in WWII, it's worth noting that the decision about wholesale destruction of cities, to include civilians, was not first made then, but in prior decisions to rain down rockets indiscriminately and to engage in firebombing. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/07/asia/japan-tokyo-fire-raids-operation-meetinghouse-intl-hnk/index.html
Curt - great and inspiring story. Thank you for the time you put into researching and articulating it. I had not heard the Just War principles laid out like that before. Makes sense to me. On the specific point of the decision to use nuclear weapons in WWII, it's worth noting that the decision about wholesale destruction of cities, to include civilians, was not first made then, but in prior decisions to rain down rockets indiscriminately and to engage in firebombing. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/07/asia/japan-tokyo-fire-raids-operation-meetinghouse-intl-hnk/index.html
I can’t answer your question. I’ve only used a shot gun for quail and hand gun at targets. 😄