Have a buddy who builds AR's for a living. He's doing mandatory overtime right now because they're more than 10,000 short of their orders for this month...

I hope that I never HAVE to use it, but entitlement is getting so prevalent now that I suspect there will be more and more violence when the entitled people cant get their entitlements when they want them. My pit bulls have protected the house very well for the last few years. The bad guys seem to know that its not worth it to annoy an animal that makes quick decisions, has big teeth, and is NOT politically correct. These dogs are real sweethearts, except they somehow know who is good and who isnt..

I'll stick with my AKs.

I have a 9mm pistol now. A long time friend of mine is really into guns, so he is taking me to his favorite gun store and give me advice on what to get. I would say that pretty much any gun is going to retain its value more than the dollars used to purchase it.

If I ran security for "a gulch," I would not require but strongly advocate that every gulcher annually train and NRA qualify to shoot at least a 70 score with the same primary weapon that shoots the same ammunition.
I would think the AR-15 should likely be among the five top choices for being that primary weapon. Maybe even the M16!
I dream well, don't I?
This afternoon I'll be out shopping for a satisfactory 9mm carbine that I could not find on the opposite side of Birmingham last week.
Must admit that now I'm thinking about an AR-15. A son who will accompany me today has one.
He was surprised when I could shoot it more accurately than him at our favorite indoor range.
I told him that I had to NRA qualify with an AR-15 for the last 19 of 21 years of my being a state corrections officer.

Don't forget that the big advantage of the AR platform is its modularity, enabling you to have multiple calibers by just changing the upper. I have a 300 Blackout, and intend to acquire a standard 5.56 upper, and possibly a 50 cal Beowulf. The lower caliber that the military uses is good for game of coyote size, while the 300 can take down mule deer and feral hogs. The Beowulf (eight rounds in a standard magazine vs 30 for 5.56 or 300) can handle bigger game like wapiti and moose. You can have a real armory while still showing only one gun purchase (uppers do not require the paperwork or NICS check).

Already have one, but my wife bought one last Friday.

And that it has...sour, rotten to the core and useless.

Just be certain that is the best weapon for your needs.

many more have to be sold!!!

I think I will go get one before they are totally outlawed

If we really had a "gulch", it would be definitely on the list. They probably monitor this forum already.

Exactly like Sandy Hook. Buyers fear justified, but government action is not.

Cool. The real purpose of the gun laws is not to make us safe, its to make the US government safe from its people . Keeps us from revolting in the case the government turns too bad.

they likely have all non-lefty lists of people on their
no-gun list which is waiting in the wings like the new
healthcare law was waiting when they cranked up
the "nuclear option" and crammed it down the nation's
throats. . and if this gulch were known to harbor a
group of independent thinkers, we'd be right there! -- j
.

I sincerely think that they fear for their lives when
they travel in fly-over country where we are usually
armed for either hunting or self-defense. . good. -- j
.

Not sure they'd let me have one...laughing...I'm probably already on their list...silly humanoids, guns aren't just for kicks.

AR's are exactly the type of weapon ownership that the 2nd amendment protects. Fact is that just about every self defense weapon made has been used by militia or standing army, and that includes every weapon and weapon modification that the BATF unconstitutionally forbids, restricts, or unusually taxes.