The meme said "one weapon" and I assumed it meant "and only one weapon". By that logic I'd rather have a close-combat weapon than a ranged one. If it's a prolonged fight, and I presume it would have to be, then sooner or later I'm going to be in close quarters with my enemy. And when that happens, I personally would rather have a good sharp slashing weapon than an uzi or a flamethrower.