Can a .22 caliber pistol be used as a concealed carry gun?

Any gun can be a concealed carry gun. Heck, even a BB gun or paintball gun can be concealed and carried. How effective it will be against attackers, I can’t say. But there are people carrying 22 pistols. read more

In addition, for anyone with significant upper body strength deficiencies or physical ailments, a gun chambered in .22 LR might be the only handgun that can be reliably operated. While few people would claim that a .22 will be as effective as a 9mm or .45 ACP at stopping a determined attacker, a pistol loaded with .22-caliber rounds and effectively employed can be a life saver. read more

The age-old question that most of us shooters face is what is the best caliber handgun to carry concealed for self-defense purposes. As you would imagine, there are as many opinions about this as orifices in our teeth and many “experts” disagree on a specific caliber answer. read more