That's a good way to put it, 2020 I mean. I see it as a wake up call for many, if only they choose to actually wake up.

Speaking of bullets, how well would a silver bullet actually work as a bullet?

Good bloody question.

Unfortunately the answer can be a bit complex but I'll break it down for a very short-form answer which will give you a clue.

Silver is harder than lead so it won't etch the barrel as it travels down it. Barrels twist, imparting spin to the bullet which aids in its accuracy. Silver won't gain as much spin as it is too hard and so will be more inaccurate. If the (silver) bullet is too big it will slow as it travels down the barrel due to the extra friction. This isn't good either. Even 1/1000th of an inch too big will make this happen - Small increments.

When bullets hit the target they flatten (see image) and it's that mushrooming that transfers energy and does the damage as they slow and mushroom out within the body. Silver is hard and so will not do so as much.

There are other reasons that relate to the reloading process and other things, but essentially this should give you a good idea.

This one has hit a flat surface, a steel target. If it had hit a human it still deforms (mushrooms) and does damage though, just not as perfectly even as this. This is why there are different rounds for different purposes. Hunting rounds are designed to impart loads of energy, mushroom out savagely, to create a clean kill. Many militaries use jacketed rounds which do more of an in and out sort of thing wounding, not necessarily killing. A wounded man means a MEDEVAC, or others to care for them effectively taking others out of the fight, and also demoralising the rest of the soldiers. There are special rounds for competition, paper, steel etc. Thousands of different ones that all do different things.

I hope this makes sense.