A string of shots could be within inches not feet.
IN NO WAY AM I SUGGESTING 22LR IS EVEN SUITABLE, just thinking 22lr deserves some more credit.
If one had the time to try that, on is unlikely to be able to put forth a persuasive argument supporting a reasonable belief that the immediate necessity and imminent threat necessary to justify the lawful use of deadly force existed.One in the eye socket or eye drum.
I do not deny that a 22lr could stop an attacker. I often wonder what the lawyers are going to say when you had to empty 6-9 shots into someone to stop them when possibly (and I say possibly) a single shot from a 9mm 40cal or 45acp could have stopped the fight.
i cannot add much to the well informed discussion here except to carry what you are physically and financially comfortable practicing alot with. if one’s lifestyle regularly places a person out and about in dangerous places at night then a centerfire handgun or a lifestyle change is the best choice.
im a big fan of 22, both lr and wmr, and 17hmr in a rifle. they are fun at the range, affordable, easily carried with a bunch of ammo, and will mostly work for my lifestyle and physical abilities as i age.
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I do not deny that a 22lr could stop an attacker. I often wonder what the lawyers are going to say when you had to empty 6-9 shots into someone to stop them
Implicit in this is that a 22 is sufficient for "non-dangerous" places during daytime, as if attackers are anemic in daylight, or if they happen to be in a "good" area.
Lifestyle may limit the likelihood of being attacked (having to use deadly force) but if the situation (attacker) justifies deadly force, lifestyle is irrelevant.
Someone coming at you with a knife (weapon) is the same lethal threat during daylight in Small Town USA as it is Atlanta at night.
I want the same threat stopping potential regardless of light or location.
That's about the size of it.Lifestyle may limit the likelihood of being attacked (having to use deadly force) but if the situation (attacker) justifies deadly force, lifestyle is irrelevant.
Someone coming at you with a knife (weapon) is the same lethal threat during daylight in Small Town USA as it is Atlanta at night.
I want the same threat stopping potential regardless of light or location.