Hitting the gym to become a swoletariat, looking to arm myself as well.
I've gone shooting before, and my Dad just bought a couple guns himself because of all the pogroms he's been seeing against Muslims in ingerland.
I'm based in the United States of Amerikkka, mods please let me know if this isn't allowed!
Pro tip: the only American made pistol worth having from a self defense standpoint is the M&P 2.0.
Pretty much all the true and tested pistols are European.
Springfield has the XD, Hellcat, and Echelon, but these are imported from Croatia. They’re G2G.
As for ARs, you’ll find quality in US and EU. Quality AKs will usually be from Balkans, Romania, Poland, and if you can find them, Russia and China.