It might even be worse than you think.
Everyone should have a .22 rifle and pistol and a lot of ammo which doesn’t take up much space.
After that, a quality pistol in a common caliber, then a shotgun and rifle. Get the best you can afford. Ammo might be hard to find right now. That is why the .22 should be first.
.22 is about as effective as a slingshot in a battle situation.
When .22 became scarce under the “O”bama Administration, I found I only had two small boxes, so went to look for more. None anywhere. Finally I found four boxes on the shelf at a local store, and bought two.
Still got them.
A few weeks ago, I was going through some old ammo cans and found I had three boxes of 500 round Federal I had bought maybe 35 years ago. It still shoots!
I’m good.
I’ve got a couple thousand rounds of .22LR, but that’s mostly for hunting in the event I ever need to do that. I don’t really feel too confident in that round to stop an attacker. The self protection rounds are .357, .38, .7.62mm and 12-gauge. I’ve been buying those regularly. Currently I’m looking for a compact 9mm.
I can tell anyone here if they are low budget HiPoint pistols are super reliable and are only $150.....made in Mansfield Ohio. Their carbines are an awesome sidekick, too.