Congradulate your GF for being level headed enough to get the plates. Hang onto that one, you've got a rare specimen there! How long did it take you to get the gun out of your pants, pointed at the BGs and ready to fire?
I've held (but not shot) a P22 and I have to say, there's ALOT of pistols out there that're just as small if not smaller than a P22. Besides that, I'd rather go unarmed than shoot someone with a .22 because I'd be afraid of pissing the BG off even more than he was originally if I shot him with something that small. The reason why your .22 scared them off is because the P22 looks like a really mean pistol. They thought it was a 9mm or something.
I've held (but not shot) a P22 and I have to say, there's ALOT of pistols out there that're just as small if not smaller than a P22. Besides that, I'd rather go unarmed than shoot someone with a .22 because I'd be afraid of pissing the BG off even more than he was originally if I shot him with something that small. The reason why your .22 scared them off is because the P22 looks like a really mean pistol. They thought it was a 9mm or something.