Great Scot
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I would guess that not all people are gun folks, and a .22 may be the only gun in the house. I have a friend who has a Browning Buckmark and nothing else. He loads it with CCI Mini Mags, per my suggestion, and he is not interested in buying anything else. I never felt it necessary to tell him that his Browning wouldn’t deter a deranged field mouse, and that he needs to invest in at least a 9mm. Candidly, he lives in the suburbs, and if he used his .22 to stop a home burglary, the neighbors would hear the shots, and local police would be there immediately. Most burglars confronted with such a situation, would turn tail and flee.People say, "If a .22 is all you have . . . " WHY is a .22 all you have?
Also, I don’t think the point of this discussion was whether you should substitute your favorite centerfire for a .22. It was focused on whether you include a .22 in your defense battery. Clearly, many people don’t see the need or value.