One Photograph, Two Bullets, And 26 Reasons We Need To Take Action For Newtown, Connecticut

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84. Two Things

1. In most places, it is illegal to use a .22 for deer hunting. Its considered cruel and/or wasteful, since the deer will likely not die immediately. Rather, it will run off into the woods a die a very slow death, from bloodloss or infection.

2. I was in the military...and this is how the .223 was explained (its called 5.56 in the Army btw): The ammunition is not nearly as lethal as 7.62 mm. This is a calculated feature, such that instead of one dead enemy missing from the battlefield, there will be one wounded enemy and two carrying him, missing from the battlefield.

Yes, its deadly, for sure. But it is indeed considered 'low powered' in the military. I cannot think of anything smaller in the military other than a pistol. Its certainly not the 'top dog'.

Now, there is another weapon, which has got little attention: the AR-10. It comes in a .308 version, which makes the .223 look small by comparison. Whereas the .223 is not always legal for hunting, the .308 generally is (except some states that require shotgun slugs). Its bigger, and more 'high powered'. BTW it looks just like the AR-15.

Now all this discussion is moot...because these massacre shootings happen at close range, where even that little bitty .22 would be deadly.