Who'da Thunk? .22's are deadly

[Guilty]

92 year old World War II veteran shoots home invasion intruder with a .22, one shot one kill. Don't mess with WWII Veterans.
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[Redcap]

92 year old World War II veteran shoots home invasion intruder with a .22, one shot one kill. Don't mess with WWII Veterans.
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Shot placement.

 

[Nightshade]

Be wary of old dudes with 1 gun he can probley use it.

 

[Tangent123123]

It goes to show, those who debate 9mm vs. .40 vs. 45 and circle jerk for pages and pages on the forums. At the end of the day practice practice practice and shot placement are more important.

 

[DinhRose]

I've always been a huge proponant that any projectile fired fast enough is deadly. Distance and shot placement can be deadly with any caliber bullet.

 

[M67]

It goes to show, those who debate 9mm vs. .40 vs. 45 and circle jerk for pages and pages on the forums. At the end of the day practice practice practice and shot placement are more important.

Jmho~

The above quote is 100% true.

People get so emotional about what caliber is best, when they should be practicing more.

There are only 2 ways to instantly stop a threat/badguy(s). Hit's to the brain or upper spine.

Any other shot placement is just putting holes in the badguy and waiting for blood loss to stop them.

A centerfire rifle or shotgun(00/000 or slugs) is a much better at stopping a threat, than a handgun.

 

[AlphaCoyote]

Ask Robert Kennedy, Thomas Delahanty, and Jim Brady about the effectiveness of a .22LR.

For myself, I prefer tactical nuclear weapons. They can be hard to conceal, but they have pretty decent knock-down power. When they hit the brain or upper spine, I mean. For concealed carry, I like the .50 BMG pocket pistol. But I always carry an M2-2 flamethrower in an ankle holster as my BUG in case the bad guy is too high or too motivated to be stopped by the .50 BMG.

 

[mjbskwim]

Heck iraqivetran888 shows that by DOD standards the 22 is deadly out pretty far

How far will a .22 LR Kill? - YouTube

How far will a .22 LR Kill? - YouTube

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

WWII vet, 92, kills intruder with single shot in Kentucky - U.S. News

“Was I scared? Was I mad? Hell no,” Jones told the Enquirer. “It was simple. That man was going to take my life. He was hunting me. I was protecting myself.”

 

[The B]

Git sum, Earl.

 

[fd15k]

Jmho~

The above quote is 100% true.

People get so emotional about what caliber is best, when they should be practicing more.

There are only 2 ways to instantly stop a threat/badguy(s). Hit's to the brain or upper spine.

Any other shot placement is just putting holes in the badguy and waiting for blood loss to stop them.

How does the opposite play ? A nicely placed pellet from an air rifle should stop the threat just as good as the .45 ?

A centerfire rifle or shotgun(00/000 or slugs) is a much better at stopping a threat, than a handgun.

See, now you're getting somewhere....

 

[Mohawk13]

Good On You Earl. These Young Punks today need to realize that not everyone is a willing Victim.....

 

[Swedish K]

and that is what a 22 is for - eliminating invasive species from one's residence. I'm guessing that less people will be inclined to break in to old Earl's place from now on.
On second thought they swiped the body from the scene just like the Vietcong - wonder if they meant to hit Earl's neighbor who served in Vietnam.... Either way that's one less waste of tax dollars to house more of the proven felony stupid!

 

[The B]

Uh, guys.. it's wasn't a .22lr.... it was a 22mm.

 

[ThemGunsThough]

Clint Eastwood got nothing on him.

 

[ZigZagZeke]

92-year-old Kentucky farmer kills home intruder

92-year-old Kentucky farmer kills home intruder

 

[AlphaCoyote]

My favorite part of the story:

Jones didn't like how deputies treated him.

"They stood down there with their guns on me, yelling, 'Get your hands up! Get your hands up!' " he said. "I told them, 'I'm not putting my damn hands up.' "

 

[Ironbar]

I seem to recall seeing a news article some months ago about a gal working at a hotel that killed a robber with three shots from her .22 pistol.

I don't care how small that bullet is, I would not ever want to get shot with a .22.

 

[shooter58]

So if I knew a bad guy / intruder was packing a .22 lr would I be less afraid or act differently in my defensive practice? I personally would be as fearful and carful in how I handled the situation as if he were carrying a .44mag. Maybe more so as the .22 would be much easier for the intruder to control. Different perspective if you reverse the situation and imagine being assaulted with a .22lr.

 

[Studio BK]

Well done Earl!