The real issue is to create a gun that women in poverty can afford, and .22 is cheap to build a pistol for. It might not produce a one-shot kill, but nobody wants to take a .22 bullet for the fun of it.
lots of people have died from .22 LR rounds. I believe many underestimate the danger of the .22 LR round. Espeicially from a rifled long gun barrel.
That is the real problem with the weapon. The article says the gun costs 1200 BP ($2000USD) which is roughly what the average Indian makes in a year. Sounds like Rossi and Taurus need to start shipping 6 shooters to India.
I agree with SAM. If you were to get shot in the upper left portion of the body with a .45 you might survive. But if you get shot in the same spot by a .22, it might spin around inside you and puncture several vital organs before it stops.
Beretta Tomcat...problem solved.
A .22lr to the upper chest causes a momentary pasue by the target, long enough to make a more precise delivery to the braincase. The .22lr has so little recoil that it is an ideal round for double taps. The .22 magnum is a step up, but it too is very low recoil delivering a 45 grain bullet at more then 1200 fps, for excellent penetration potential.