LOL! Well,one thing you will know for certain. If *I* am ever "found dead after a shoot-out with the feds with a 25acp in my hand",it WAS a setup. I'd slap anybody who tried to even give me one. A 6 inch 22LR may be a slightly different story.
Let me add my name to the list of those for whom a .25acp would be a set up. Clearly you are correct about the consequences when the JBT's take out the wrong kid or when they try to take down the wrong man. Now I frankly admit to being on the wrong side of fifty and overweight but I have seen some FLEA's shoot and I know I can at least hold my own.
The six inch barreled .22LR is a very interesting choice for some types of work. It does not make a whole lot of noise and a greasy .33 slug in the Medula Oblomgata can really make a mess out of someone's day. Likewise a two ounce pistol crossbow bolt from an 80lb pistol crossbow. It can really take care of those backyard pests without waking the whole neighborhood also a point head will penetrate kevlar should that be one's desire.
Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown