http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_29926103/burlingame-police-rescue-hikers-from-coyote-stand-off?source=top_stories_bar
What makes more noise? A handgun dispatching a coyote, or a couple of girls screaming at the top of their lungs because a coyote is getting ready to attack them?
Bigger the magazine, the better, 'cause when the beast is running straight at you, the last thing you wanna hear is >click<. Unlike a shooting range, with stationary targets, coyotes are small, fast and don't stand still nor run in a straight line.
After witnessing a cop frantically spraying MACE on a viscous dog in a city park, to no avail ... and then the dog jumping the cop ... more pissed off than ever ... meh, spraying lead is better.
Imagine a rabid coyote chasing Joe Biden, Bill Deblazio & Andrew Como - there, don't you feel better now?