While I don’t expect or hope to ever need it, as an American, I would like to be prepared to resist as much as necessary if needed. It’s looking like it might be needed at some point here.
I’m looking to get a rifle or two for that specific purpose just in case. Can anyone recommend specific brands/models and/or features I should be looking for? I’m disabled in a way that limits my ability to hold anything heavy, so lighter weight is good. I have a revolver, but that’s probably not the best for standing up against a repressive regime.
I plan to train with whatever I get, of course. Thanks in advance.
Edit: There way too much information here for me to reply to it all individually, but I would like to say thank you to everyone for your very helpful responses.
An AK-47 or AK-74 will have no advantage against hard armor compared to a 5.56 AR-15, only genuine armor piercing rounds would make any difference, for any of them.
If you’ve seen combat footage from Ukraine, you’ll notice that despite most combatants wearing armor, it doesn’t make them particularly resilient against direct small arms fire, and I think most of it isn’t even AP. the armor buys them a second chance in some cases, but if the enemy don’t hit the armor, they go down regardless, even if it’s not immediately fatal.
I wouldn’t suggest anyone concern themself with having the best armor piercing capability, it matters much less than you’d think.