Tools allow us to accomplish tasks. Firearms are highly-specialized tools. Different firearms accomplish some tasks better than others.
If this is all you have, since a rifle can accomplish some tasks better than a pistol, trading a rifle + a pistol for 3 pistols leaves you with a set of tools with diminished capabilities.
Whether or not that's acceptable, depends on what tasks you want to accomplish. But objectively, the a 5.56 rifle + a 9mm handgun, can accomplish a wider variety of tasks than 3 .40 cal pistols.
If this is all you have, since a rifle can accomplish some tasks better than a pistol, trading a rifle + a pistol for 3 pistols leaves you with a set of tools with diminished capabilities.
Whether or not that's acceptable, depends on what tasks you want to accomplish. But objectively, the a 5.56 rifle + a 9mm handgun, can accomplish a wider variety of tasks than 3 .40 cal pistols.
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