It is surreal what they are allowed to get away with.
Our entire DOJ should be sent to GITMO.
That 8 watt Baofeng should be good.
Just program in some SHTF frequencies and practice listening until you get licensed- if you get licensed.
Web search will yield much info.
Use Chirp to program.
The miklor site is excellent.
Here is a start
https://radiofreeq.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/3-3-3-radio-plan-for-shtf-communications/
There are some major assholes here and he is one of them, so brush it off. Most anons are cool.