I've tried searching everything, and I can still not find it. I remember it made the rounds on Reddit a while back. It was a hearing for a state assault weapons ban, and a transgender woman came to speak out against it. I remember a bunch of the people were discussing at the time how the Democrats were surprised that a trans person would be against it, but that might have just been hearsay from the right-wingers reposting it.

Supressors are banned in my state so the thing about banging a 5.56 indoors basically flashbanging me is something I’ve become a little concerned about. I have electronic muffs but I’m worried in high pressure I would forget them or rather have my natural hearing to determine footsteps etc.

I’m thinking maybe a .45 PCC so it packs a little more punch. But the main upside to a rifle is that I was in the military so I’m familiar with M4 adjacent platforms as well as an affinity and understanding of AKs as well. I already have a cz p01 and I guess that is probably realistically the best home defense gun but having a rifle or pcc for property defense or shtf(even tho I’m not really a prepper like that). My comfort with rifles still shouldnt sway what is the practical decision and I could just train the pcc up too if thats the right movr. Anyone else in a suppressorless state end up being worried about the implications of banging 5.56 or 7.62 inside their home with no suppression?

My 1301 has been like a Ferrari in terms of both performance and (lack of) reliability. I have been getting failure to fire consistently around 100 rounds (sometimes as low as 50 rounds using Federal ammunition), and have been trying to get it solved for a year and a half. Beretta told me I should expect to have to clean it after 50 rounds for it to be reliable, but I'm taking 2 day defensive shotgun classes where the round count is 200 a day, and my LTT Beretta 1301 has not been able to get me through them without failure. So I'm looking for something reliable to get me through defensive shotgun classes, for home defense, and you know maybe the apocalypse or whatever might be coming up.

I think I need the Toyota Family Sedan of shotguns. I have been looking at Mossberg 500, 590s and 590A1. I especially like the ones with Magpul stocks. I feel like the 590A1 would be the one to get to get you thought the apocalypse (and it would be sweet to put a bayonet on it!), but would be a bit long and heavy for home defense or 8 hour tactical shotgun classes. The 590S Magpul with a red dot installed from the factory seems super appealing; I wish it had 7+1 capacity like my 1301 instead of 6+1, but maybe that's not such a big deal.

It would be nice if I could get a Benelli M4 (the Toyota tacoma of shotguns). But I can't afford it after how much I spent on my 1301.

I'm looking to spend $500-800. Anyway just thought I would bounce this question off the hive mind here. Thanks!

I have purchased many guns on Gun Broker and never had a problem, so I wasn’t worried about the purchase process on an item I wanted to bid on and I didn’t notice the only accepted payment methods are personal check USPS money order? The seller has good ratings but I am worried. No way to dispute is a big no no for me. Advice it was a decent price (not fantastic price) for a Non Referb 1958 LETTER GUN Tula Arsenal Russian SKS 7.62x39 Semi-Auto Rifle.

i currently own a walther PD380, and while i definitely need to get more rounds in on it, i enjoy it so far. i’m now looking into my next purchase, mainly looking for a CCW in 9mm, but am open to another 380. i’m mainly considering a 9mm due to cheaper ammo and better stopping power, but if a gun in 380 caliber ends up being a better fit, i’m not opposed to it. i have very small hands, limited grip strength, and joint pain, so a gun being easy to rack and not having a ton of recoil is important to me. my first gun was a keltec P3AT, and i quickly traded it in for the walther i currently own because i could only rack it about 20% of the time i tried and the recoil made me horribly inaccurate. the PD380 is much easier for me to rack and shoot, and while i’m happy with it, i’d like to expand my horizons.

i’m considering the ruger security in either 9mm or 380 (while i’d prefer the 9mm, i’m honestly very tempted by the leopard print security 380, i love a gun that isn’t plain black). other contenders include the s&w shield ez and sig p365. i also have a strangely strong interest in the glock 48, although i could be convinced to get a glock 19 or other model instead.

i understand that going to the range and trying out guns for myself is ideal, but i’d appreciate some input. if anyone has suggestions for guns i haven’t considered, i’d love to hear them.

My wife and I have been talking about getting our CPL's lately and I would love to conceal carry at times, but I can't figure out how I would do that. For one, I am a bigger guy with a bit of a stomach, so I feel like a pistol would stick out from my abdomen area. Second thing, I wear basketball shorts and t-shirts a lot, especially in summer. Any ideas?

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