[CaliGangsta]

.22 LR is great for protecting your family from squirrels and other small rodents.

[Bear_Slayer]

I bet if I put one in your head (academically speaking) at 100 yrds you would be thinking different?

Plus, more people own a .22LR then any other caliber. .22 can be bought in bulk and, in a shtf scenario, traded 1 at a time or by handful to the hungry soul.