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.
I'm general, I would recommend doing things in this order:
Training
Buy a rifle
Buy a handgun
Mix in finding a non-chud local gun group to help you find training and the guns.
The gun is most dangerous to you and your loved ones - not the fash - until you've trained. Once trained on shooting rifles, rifles will be easier for learning on and more powerful and general-purpose, particularly for self-defense. Once you're comfortable with the rifle, you could purchase and train with a handgun and look into concealed carry for defense on the go. Obviously if you are in immediate danger you can make different decisions.
In terms of choice, I recommend the most popular things in your area so that you can get ammo and accessories and not stand out when training, but that's just my mode of operation so if you wanna be loud and out there I'm not gonna tell you not to, just to be cautious even then.
No realistic concealed carry in my jurisdiction.
Totally understandable. In that case I'd repeat my rec of training with a rifle, as it's much easier to learn the basics and aiming and so on starting with a rifle. That's why they start kids with .22s.