Really? A long range shooter such as yourself really want's to try saying that? Hell I can take my super speed compound Gorilla bow strung at 95 pounds, elevate it to a 35 degree angle and take out a human being 550 yards away with a damn good bit of luck and no wind. That's about the same argument that you just posted. What's POSSIBLE and what's PROBABLE are 2 VERY different questions. A POSSIBLE accidental shooting at a great distance from a .22l is HIGHLY improbable. While a POSSIBLE accidental shooting from a large caliber firearm such as these at a great distance is HIGHLY more probable. Now granted, these range limitations that are imposed upon us in the shotgun only states are more for perceived safety and not actual reality, the inherent limited range of a slug is a bit safer in populated areas.