THE DAILY FUDD'S ADVISABLE FIREPOWER FOR PATRIOTS TODAY:
(IT'S REALLY NOT THAT MUCH. Some arms may serve double-duty or more here, so this can actually be much less than it sounds like.)
1. Carry piece of common caliber, barring legal exigencies.
2. 9mm Luger/Parabellum/NATO handgun (or possibly long gun) specifically capable of handling +P ammunition (at least in small doses), if feasible, due to its absolute standing as the most prevalent handgun caliber in North America and the world.
3. Not-so-"sporting" long gun of common caliber, physicality permitting, in event of a "social work" situation.
4. .45-caliber firearm of some sort as representative of our 45th POTUS and MAGA/KAG movement. (See "MULTI-DUTY.")
5. Revolver of common caliber (the last thing likely to be banned.)
6. IDEAL: 5.56mm (ideally using AR STANAG mags) or 7.62mm NATO (ideally .308-recognized) long gun (of whatever action) of basically military grade IF reasonable in your case. (.30-06 and 7.62x39mm ComBloc AK/SKS are understandable, but not really best. .30 Carbine is a big stretch. But 5.45mm ComBloc is a total no-go!)
Be sure to have "low-cap" magazines--maximum capacity of ten rounds or less--for all non-AW arms in event of heavy AW ban. AND ALWAYS STICK TO COMMON CALIBERS!
MULTI-DUTY: A 9mm revolver could cover 1, 2, and 5 (though its slow reloading is an issue for CCW use.) A .410 shotgun CAN act as stand-in on 4, given existence of .45/.410 combos. This is especially of note for places of odd or restrictive legal exigencies, and given the .410s wide-ranging utility. 3 and 6 obviously can be the same, and a .410 or .45 long gun per 4 could cover all three if 5.56/7.62 is not reasonable in your case.
So a 9mm revolver and .410 shotgun could technically cover all. A .410 alone could be the UTTER minimum. That said, a better carry piece, an actual .45, AND ideally a military-grade full-power long gun are MUCH preferable. *DO THE BEST YOU CAN.*
