For Informational Purposes! I am sure I will get flamed for this but here goes! FACT: More bad guys have (been)(Ed) killed by FMJ bullets than any other kind!
Personally, I believe that; but, just remember the lowly 25 ACP loaded with FMJ ammo is a very common street crime gun. Last time I read up on this, (not recently) it appears that most street criminals prefer to carry and use small 22 LR and 25 ACP handguns.
Here’s some recent information on the FMJ/JHP debate. I find it intriguing to note that the United States military continues to use FMJ pistol ammo; AND the USA is NOT one of the signatories to the accords signed at the 1899 Hague Peace Conference.
What the United States did sign was a 1907 Hague Accord not, ‘
To employ arms, projectiles, or material calculated to cause unnecessary suffering.’ This, of course, allows the American military to use whatever pistol ammunition they want; but, still, FMJ pistol ammo continues to be used. The question I would ask is, ‘Why?’ (But, then again, I think I know the answer; and it has little to do with any, ‘unnecessary suffering’.)
http://www.thegunzone.com/miami-ammo.html
These things being said, I like the mandated 14 inch penetration depth for current JHP ammo; and, while I do not feel, 'poorly armed' with either type of ammunition, I do often carry bonded JHP's.