2aguy
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For the anti gunners, the .22 caliber round in a pistol is considered one of the weakest rounds for self defense....however...put enough .22 into a violent thug, and it too can be a great attitude adjuster...
Notice also.... She is not a Navy SEAL, a Delta Operator, and she wasn't easily disarmed, shot by police or spraying wildly when attacked...
68-Year-Old Woman Takes Down a Home Invader With a .22 - The Truth About Guns
Around 6:40 p.m. in St. Pauls, N.C., a woman came home to some unexplained noises in her storage building. While armed, she walked into the building and saw James Dority, age 39, standing in the corner. The next thing she knew, he was “lunging at her” in “an aggressive manner.”
She shot him five times with, according to the one report, a .22-caliber gun. When deputies arrived, they found Dority lying on the ground with non-life-threatening wounds. He’s now recovering in a hospital.
The appropriateness of .22 calibers for self defense is a perpetually hot topic among gun owners. In this case, it appears that the woman succeeded in hitting her target each time, which may be the reason for her choice of caliber.
Should she have picked something with more “stopping power”? Possibly, although shot placement tends to trump caliber when it comes to stopping a threat. The important thing is that the job got done, and the woman came away from the situation unharmed.
Notice also.... She is not a Navy SEAL, a Delta Operator, and she wasn't easily disarmed, shot by police or spraying wildly when attacked...
68-Year-Old Woman Takes Down a Home Invader With a .22 - The Truth About Guns
Around 6:40 p.m. in St. Pauls, N.C., a woman came home to some unexplained noises in her storage building. While armed, she walked into the building and saw James Dority, age 39, standing in the corner. The next thing she knew, he was “lunging at her” in “an aggressive manner.”
She shot him five times with, according to the one report, a .22-caliber gun. When deputies arrived, they found Dority lying on the ground with non-life-threatening wounds. He’s now recovering in a hospital.
The appropriateness of .22 calibers for self defense is a perpetually hot topic among gun owners. In this case, it appears that the woman succeeded in hitting her target each time, which may be the reason for her choice of caliber.
Should she have picked something with more “stopping power”? Possibly, although shot placement tends to trump caliber when it comes to stopping a threat. The important thing is that the job got done, and the woman came away from the situation unharmed.
