The best bullet is one you can put in the "kill" zone when under duress. Practice on a regular basis. Two to the chest and one to the head will do it with a 22.
I have lived all over the world at one time or another, and can safely say, no place in America is "Third World", but alot of our Northern neighbors (Mass?) are over run with liberal stupidity. Laziness and unwed mothers and fatherless children lead to crime and slums. Fence crawling Mexicans have overtaken lower California and Texas, and Pelosi wants to give them Social Security.