Reply #40: Re: Well Hinkley shot Reagan

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Hi, MrCheerful,

Although the larger calibers of guns you mentioned will definitely do more damage than a .22, the weapon of choice for assassins is, in fact, the .22 caliber pistol. Noise is probably the main deciding factor since .22s are not nearly as loud as the bigger guns, however, when an assassin decides to go to work, s/he is going to get in a position to put the bullet(s) in the most effective location and at very close range.

A .44 cal GLOCK is what I carry (legally) and a high velocity hollow point round will, like you say, do enough damage to any assailant, presumably a Repug, to prevent any further threat from that individual. That is, unless the person is wearing protective clothing or is under the influence of a drug such as PCP, which may allow the targeted individual to continue aggressive behavior somewhat longer than if not having taken the drug.

Had Brady or Lincoln or Reagan been hit in just the right spot with a .22, none would have survived for an hour, even with our most advanced medical interventions.

"with a .22. Now a serious gun nut knows that if your out to kill a .44 mag. or a .45 would have done the most damage and that fraction of an inch from the heart wouldn't have saved Reagan as either a .44 or .45 would have blown Reagans heart out his back and would have killed or injured anyone close to Reagans bullet path. A .22 didn't even kill Brady who had been shot in the head."