Sometimes a .22 is enough

[UpTheIrons]

This guy had to defend himself against a drunk woman with a 9mm. All he had was a .22 pistol with 9 rounds.

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Responsible gun owner: 1
Gun-wielding drunk: 0

I'm still not switching to a .22, though, for EDC.

[Embalmo]

Should've never answered the door-Almost died-Got lucky.

[Oldgringo]

My Ruger Mk III's hold 10 + 1 rounds each and they are certainly pleasant to shoot.

That said, I'd probably be answering a "late night pounding on my door/house" with either a .45 acp 1911 or another 1911 .45 acp., depending upon where I was in the house at the time when the "pounding" commenced. I think it would be also appropriate for Mrs. Oldgringo to have dialed 91 and poised to dial the last 1 during this time.

Back on point, a .22 handgun in the hand is much better than a rock or scissors at a time like this.

God Bless and Merry Christmas to all.

[hirundo82]

It was enough this time, but it may not be next time. Why gamble with your life?

[A-R]

That DA is an IDIOT!!!

District Attorney Pete Hautzinger wrote in a letter sent Thursday to Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey:

"In declining to file criminal charges here, I do not intend to condone or endorse anything that happened. I certainly believe that neighborhood disputes are usually better resolved without firearms being involved."

So you don't condone a man defending his life from inside his own home when threatened and then attacked by a woman with a gun?!?!?!?!?

Would you condone him standing in his own door way and being shot to death?



I would not have opened that door either, but once he did so, that guy did NOTHING wrong at all based on the admittedly limited info I have from the news story. Any DA who would not "condone" a citizen's God-given right to self-defense should not have the privilege of being a DA for much longer. Someone up there in Denver needs to vote that moron out of office.

[CompVest]

In declining to file criminal charges here, I do not intend to condone or endorse anything that happened. I certainly believe that neighborhood disputes are usually better resolved without firearms being involved.

Without the full context of the DA's remark it sounds good to me. He isn't filing charges - good, not giving an opinion for a DA that's okay, and I agree it is best if disputes can be resolved without the use of a firearm.

[UpTheIrons]

It was enough this time, but it may not be next time. Why gamble with your life?

I agree. I just think this adds to the anecdotal evidence that the .22 can certainly be a deadly caliber. It is not my choice for protection, but it served well in this case.