So someone direct me, where would I go for my semi-auto rifle so that I may protect and defend our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestice?
Keep in mind, I’m a lowly school teacher with all the buying power of a chihuahua right now...(but I still want to be able to tell an intruder, “Drop the chilupa!”
Just look at the journal gun map and rob one.
Might want to start with a handgun or shotgun.
I would not say that an AR-15, for example, is the ideal weapon for home defense. You’ll want training with any weapon you get, range time, and how to strip and clean it.
AR-15’s have a fairly involved field strip process, ammo is not easy to come by right now, and neither are the rifles for that matter. Also, none of it is cheap at this time.
Also, rifles have the ability to pierce walls when fired.
My two choice weapons for home defense are my Sprinfield Arms XD .40 cal pistol and my Remington 870 tactical shotgun. Both cost 500$ each for the base weapon.
There should be plenty of AR’s laying around from lead expired oath breakers in the security forces when the SHTF. Or check the several auction gun sites. Another consideration is a larger caliber bolt action rifle and quality scope and get beyond range of someone with an AR.
Believe it or not, Walmart and Academy are still having some trickling in on every truck. They sell out in an hour or two from when the desk opens up that morning, but they are getting them in - and you can get a decent entry level rifle that way for about $1K or a little less (neither store has raised their prices.) Also some Cabelas locations are reported to get them back in occasionally.