I am on record as being a proponent of .22 lr and .22 magnum, shot placement, the breakdown of society and .22 ctgs being used as currency, respect for Bill Jordan and other gun fighters.
I have stopped threats with the .22 lr, and this includes the threat were three adult males that stated verbal intent and had weapons. I am no Bill Jordan, still I do have my elephants and own them.
We have an aging society, and folks seem to think they will always be young, hip, slick and cool.
We have physically limited folks, some temporary and some permanently limited.
See I grew up with Veterans of previous conflicts, and Polio Victims.
As I continued to get bigger, we had more Veterans from Vietnam, other conflicts since, and currently we are in conflicts.
i.e Marine, injured with neck and back injuries, and under Doctors Orders, No Recoil.
He is restricted to .22 handguns.
Updated to being able to use a .410, under extreme situations, in a heavier shotgun.
Screw the macho BS, fire off a round with recoil and one is paralyzed, or that detached retina is now ruined and blindness might be the result.
In the blink of an eye, one can be down and physically limited, temporary or permanent.
All I can share are my experiences and observations having lived as long as I have.
That is all any of us can really share.
Having been in the main OR, were we attended to GSWs and we also did Organ Harvests, I can share, when it is your time to go, you go.
When it ain't it ain't.
.22 short, long, long rifle, and magnum have been the reasons we did Organ Harvests.
12 ga slugs, 00 buckshot, 45ACP, 9mm, and other calibers and folks have lived...including, the fellow that stuck a 4" .357 revolver in his mouth and tripped trigger on a .357 loading.
Internet is a medium of faster communications, allowing both experiences and observations, and parroting macho BS to be in with the right group of the week.