Is a rifle the "right choice" for HD?

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Komo News - Homowner shoots/kills intruder near Brown's Point (Washington St.)...

This would seem like a normal HD/SD scenario, save for the article mentioning that the homeowner used a "high powered rifle" and killed the intruder with only one shot... and, the bullet ended up in an SUV "across the street." Thankfully, no one else injured other than the intruder.

I'm gathering the message the MSM wants to send is that a "high powered rifle" is excessive for HD.

Discuss....