I am pretty sure that more people die by .22LR versus any other caliber/year. I believe it’s due to availability and prevalence of that kind a firearm/caliber.

Saw a few dead and dying as a Policeman. The most suffering was from .22 shootings. Seemed to tumble around and tear things up.

^^^

Does a .22 round generally tumble more than others?

(Genuinely curious, not argumentative.)

Why are the rounds measured in cm length wise. It seems that meme about "thats not how this works" would be appropriate.

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Originally posted by cslinger:
I like how they insinuated that 9mm and .45 came on the scene in the 90s. Well I guess technically correct....the 1890s.

God don’t tell them about 10mm.....that’d Be one hell of a weapon of mass distraction for them.

Or the .50AE or .500 Magnum . . . .

flashguy

I've often wondered why the Libs never went after the caliber?
Completely ridiculous but makes perfect Libtard-Sense.

Anything larger than .50 ist verboten. Long time.

I think it likely that more victims of death by gunshot (excluding war) were shot with .22 LR.

That article is example #475,328 of liberals attempting to use analytics to solve a problem they don't understand or have any familiarity. Pretty easy to image a bunch of propeller-heads, sitting around, earnest in their desire to find a solution but, really not having any grasp of what they are reading, layer on top their own bias', then having a reporter write up an article on their findings. Predictable outcome.

So, a .223, a 5.56 and a .22L are all the same, its just what measuring standard is being used, right?

.38 is bigger and more dangerous than a .357, right?

why do they call it a varmint round?

So if the author of this article is correct, the .75 and .69 caliber muskets used in the Revolutionary War should have been WAY more dangerous than today’s tiny-by-comparison .357 and .45 rounds, right?

BTW - any idea what the 83% fatal rounds were? “Other” seems to be the one to get, at least if you live in Boston.

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Originally posted by DSgrouse:
Why are the rounds measured in cm length wise. It seems that meme about "that's not how this works" would be appropriate.

I agree entirely.

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Originally posted by RichardC:
Anything larger than .50 ist verboten. Long time.

I didn't know that. I had wondered why .50 seemed to be the largest I'd heard of, but hadn't really put any serious thought or research into it.

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Originally posted by SIGnified:
I am pretty sure that more people die by .22LR versus any other caliber/year. I believe it’s due to availability and prevalence of that kind a firearm/caliber.

And add the fact that many .22 target/plinkers have very light triggers. They can't help but go off at the uninitiated booger hook fondling.