Hey yall the current insanity has finally pushed me into a place where I want to purchase a rife for self defense. Do any of you have access to a good guide on purchasing as well as any advice on finding a good firearms safety course/instruction?

EDIT: Wow! Thanks for the responses yall! A handgun wouldnt be ideal for a lot of reasons, and I wouldnt plan on carrying it around on my person anyway; I have pepper spray for that. I also dont plan on using it like in a home intruder situation, I mostly just want to be prepared if things really start to go sideways. I dont want to be the queer who is lead away to the camps without a fight, plus I have greatly enjoyed target shoting the few times I have done it. Mostly I am just looking for advice on what type of rife I should get and what is an affordable way to get it, I dont want to be taken advantage of.

  • StuporTrooper [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Get one so your girlfriend won’t complain about rifle sitting in closet.

    I worry this might not even be enough for me. Wanting a gun and also wanting to live with somebody whose had live-changing traumatic experiences with a gun.

      • StuporTrooper [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I've more or less resolved that I won't be getting a gun then, there's no magical solution and I'd never hide it. It helps that i don't live in a state where a lynch mob of conservatives will come for me. Kinda just venting and wondering if anyone has dealt with the same.

        • spring_rabbit [she/her]
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          2 years ago

          I used to live with a girl from New Jersey who was terrified of guns. She insisted I not only kept mine in a cabinet, but also that I get trigger locks for all of them. Fortunately I had tons of spare trigger locks, from all the times I forgot to bring one to the gun store (all guns need to leave with a lock here. If you don't bring one, the store will sell you one for a couple bucks.)

          The only one that she said wasn't scary was the mosin.