All the way through this "two weeks to flatten the curve" that's turned into well over a year now:
Why aren't people who have had COVID-19 and recovered recognized and acknowledged as immune? In fact, the powers that be have gone out of their way to imply that recovering from COVID doesn't make you immune - which was easily proven false.
I have no interest in being tested for immunity, but we aren't even hearing anything about those who have recovered. And the goal posts just keep moving- the latest is signs in stores saying "Vaccinated or not, masks and social distancing are required in this store." I'm so over it. There is no way I'm giving in to this nonsense. I'm buying another gun.
Oh yeah a pistol caliber carbine (pcc) is also a great training tool for newer shooters but the ceiling is as high as you want to train, really. Rifle/subgunformat, pistol caliber recoil in rifle/subgun format.
Classic firearms has been carrying a few new lines of them following the ar-15 model (Angstadt, iirc), which is great considering the amount of customization available to the platform. CMMG makes the best one in that platform IMO, but they're pretty hard to find (called the 'Banshee' line) but not impossible.
Depending on your budget, you could also pick up an MP5/clone. This is what I have, and it's like cheating. Red dot on target? Pull trigger, round is exactly where you were pointing. Everyone I've let shoot it can hit vitals with follow up shots easily. Suppressing it is even crazier; it's like aim hacks irl — so easy to shoot it actually gets boring unless you're training techniques around it!
I like helping folks out with their firearms choices because like anything else, every persons needs will be unique and firearms are no exception. Feel free to PM me if anyone has any more questions.