The Recce Pistol

Gabe Suarez wrote "To people who are paying attention, the recent events in the United States and around the world have once again emphasized that YOUR personal safety is YOUR personal responsibility. Unless you don't mind showing up in the newspaper as a bunch of bloodstains on a floor, it behooves you to be prepared, and obtain the best tools, and the best skills available."

To this end he recommended a "Recce Pistol" as a means of enhancing one's personal protection. A recce pistol is a AR/AK (5.56x45 / 7.62x39) style pistol, often with the addition of a stabilizing brace to improve handling and accuracy. 

Mr. Suarez makes the point that in [many states] pistols are covered under our concealed weapon permits, while rifles are not, allowing you to carry a recce pistol with you in your vehicle, where a rifle would be problematic. In fact, having a loaded rifle or shotgun in your vehicle may be illegal, even with a concealed handgun permit.

The shortness of the Recce Pistol allows it to be concealed in a smaller bag, making it more covert than a rifle would be, thereby allowing you to have it in a bag you might reasonably carry with you throughout the day.

A pistol using a rifle cartridge and a magnified optic will increase your effective range, and make difficult shots easier. Thus, the Recce Pistol concept was born.