.22 is lethal

[five.five-six]

.22lr is the leathelest round ever invented, it is only due to shear stupidity that armieys, polises departments and bug game hunters al over the world have not adopted it

[chim-chim7]

What's the point of this. We all know .22 is lethal. Preaching to the choir. At the same time my car is lethal, my shovel, pick-axe, my machete, my hands, my bat, crowbar, tire iron, flashlight, fork, steak knife, broken glass, rocks, rebar, sticks, my wifes cooking, toasters, hair dryers, falls from stairs, methane gas, gasoline, chlorine, rat poison, muskets, hydraulic presses, the butt of a Desert Eagle, Cops, yes Cops are lethal, frozen paintballs, nail clippers, well you get the idea.

[alfred1222]

Lethality is different than "stopping power". I've heard that a .22 does not have enough "stopping power", but I've never seen it seriously written on this website that it's not lethal.

this. you can shoot someone with a .22, and maybe nick an artery or puncture something internally, and they might bleed out 10 minutes to 2 days later. that doesnt change the fact that whoever it is that you shot still had the time to beat u to death and walk away. shoot that guy with a .45, and hes stopped on the ground

[The War Wagon]

It's NOT my first, second third, fourth, or fifth choice for self-defense, but it IS the 6th caliber I own - 3 firearms chambered for it. I still won't volunteer to jump in FRONT of a speeding round of it, however!

[den888]

I would guess that most homicides or suicides are committed with a .22LR. It's easy to get and common.

[InGrAM]

It is not a question on whether a .22 caliber firearm is lethal or not, it is a question of how long will it take for the person trying to kill you to be stopped or die.

[shooterdude]

this. you can shoot someone with a .22, and maybe nick an artery or puncture something internally, and they might bleed out 10 minutes to 2 days later. that doesnt change the fact that whoever it is that you shot still had the time to beat u to death and walk away. shoot that guy with a .45, and hes stopped on the ground

BS.

[five.five-six]

if I can hit my target 37 times in the time it tacks u to miss with your 45 3 times, id say that the 22 has moar stoping powers

[hornswaggled]

I've always heard that Israeli Mossad carry .22 SMGs and after identifying their target, light them up spewing rimfire brass all over the place.

[LoadedM333]

It's lethal but not my choice for SD..

[Ergo the Qualmed]

I've seen (what seemed to me anyway) severe fragmentation from a hi-velocity hollowpoint w/in 50 yds or so. Or, at least, the temporary cavity was bigger than the varmint, because it...ruptured. I generally always doubt the notion that .22 "bounces" around, or at least any more than another round.

And yeah, it's morons who leave unsecured firearms around like that, who give us a bad name. I also wish the kid would be tried as an adult. It's just such a sickening situation.

[BrokerB]

A particular sog member who walked the ho chi man trails in s.e.a. Was a big fan of his suppressed .22

I guess if you are badass enough to have a viet cong walk by you and you hold it to his head at point blank with no noise . It absolutly works . But those guys are the real deal not the current groups of vidiots with tactical tools

[Indiscriminate Killer]

Always lots of discussion on lethal calibers. A .22 can kill and have many times. Ask any coroner or medic. Robert Kennedy was killed with a .22. President Reagan was shot with a .22 but survived luckily but may others have not. And again, this young man used a MK III Target to do his hideous deed. So...........beware

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46580398...ience_monitor/

Reagan was shot with a .38... not a .22

[VegasND]

Interesting information -- can you demonstrate your skills by loading a .38 into Hinckley's revolver?

Reagan was shot with a .38... not a .22

[BlackonBlack]

Cmon all bullets are lethal! Even high powered pellet rifles are! My mom sat on a murder trial where a guy died instantly after being shot once in the chest with a 22 pistol. There is no argument to weather or not a 22 is lethal, it's more an argument to weather someone should carry a more lethally chambered handgun.