What Would Happen if the Right to Bear Arms was Taken Away.

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If it was legal to open carry a rifle for self-defense, I'd prefer one of my AKs ... (of course that would also mean the rifle ammo would go through them and could possibly hit an innocent) ...
I'm thinking the smaller of the two Glocks. The Glock 27, which is .40 caliber; and the ammo would be hollow point. Hollow point for the mere fact that it won't go through the assailant and hit an innocent.......

Rifles and AKs seem a little impractical. Sure they look cool, but the bullets are probably more expensive than the smaller weapons and the arms seem heavy.

I would go with AKs in case there was a realistic risk of a Zombie apocalypse, but otherwise...

You do realize there are two versions of the AK-47.

I don't think I care.

Well first a little about me:

1) I'm deadly accurate with my rifles, but I can't hit the broad side of a barn with my handguns. I really really really need more practice with my handguns, but I only go to the range once or twice a month because that's all I care to do.

2) In my state, you need to take a range test to get a conceal & carry permit. Since my handgun skills are so poor, I don't even bother taking the test as I would surely fail it.

3) In my state, you do not need a permit to open carry. However, since my handgun skills are so poor, I would be a first rate j*ck*ss if I did open carry; so I do not open carry.

So with all that in mind, I'd go with either the .50AE gold-plated Desert Eagle or the Smith & Wesson .500 Magnum....................................................................................................................................................Just Kidding!! !

If it was legal to open carry a rifle for self-defense, I'd prefer one of my AKs, because the assailant wouldn't stand a chance (of course that would also mean the rifle ammo would go through them and could possibly hit an innocent). Since it is not, we'll have to go with one of the handguns. And this is, of course, assuming that I'm open-carrying against my better judgment considering I'm not a good shot with handguns. I would need to go with one that I can better easily control. I'm thinking the smaller of the two Glocks. The Glock 27, which is .40 caliber; and the ammo would be hollow point. Hollow point for the mere fact that it won't go through the assailant and hit an innocent.......assuming I was lucky enough to actually hit them.

Rifles and AKs seem a little impractical. Sure they look cool, but the bullets are probably more expensive than the smaller weapons and the arms seem heavy.

You do realize there are two versions of the AK-47.

AKs are actually one of the cheapest guns to shoot cause of the massive quantities of Soviet surplus ammo still floating around. Other rifles chambered in military calibers can be shot cheaply, even 7.92mm Mauser, 7.62x54R and .303 British can still be had for a song if you look around a bit. I can shoot my WASR-2 AK74 clone for less than many of my pistols, though it is fairly heavy for the caliber. Modern plastic furnished rifles aren't necessarily so, an M4 weighs in at around 6 lbs if memory serves, which is only about one lb heavier than a Desert Eagle pistol.

There are a lot more than that, the Russians alone made the AK47, the AKS47, the AKM, the AK74, the AKS47, the AKSU74, the AK101, the AK107, and several other variants that elude me off the top of my head. Virtually every country in the former eastern bloc made their own versions, as did several Arab and Asian countries as well. Then there are the comercial versions, the semi-auto and export models chambered in Western cartridges, and even new US made ones built to comply with the law regarding sporting purpose firearms and imports. It probably gets into the hundreds of different types.

That's true. You know how many times I've gotten annoyed by faux-gun nuts trying to correct me when I say 'AK-74' "Oh you mean AK-47." "No, I mean AK-74." gun noobs. Though I'm more into the history of weaponry as part of my interest in military history so I don't think I'm much better then a gun noob compared to you or Mr MBP

lol damn you Call of Duty. I remember some guy told me AK-47's are the one of most powerful rifles in the world. I was like "Sure, if you also think Chevy Cobalts are one of the fastest cars in the world".

LOL it probably is Call of Duty's fault. I love that game series (for the most part) but there are way too many dumb kids (and adults...) who think memorizing the guns suddenly makes them experts.

When the zombies come, I want ManBearPig around. 'nuf said