That's a straw man argument. The two uses are completely different. No one is recommending a 300BO for a carry pistol. Once carbines came along that we're reliable and the same size as SMG's, SMG's were obsolete.
If your'e going carry a carbine, carry a carbine.
....he said as if no one ever died from the effects of being shot with an Uzi, MP5 or Mac10 or Schmisser MP40 or Suomi KP-31 or PPSH41 or.... .