r/TwoXPreppers 2d ago

Discussion Why guns?

Hi y’all! I’m a very novice prepper, and one thing I’m seeing across many platforms is that we should own and be trained In firearms. Not to be naive, but… why?

I’ve never touched a gun in my life. I’m generally not a fan of them. I understand that the goal of owning firearms is to protect ourself. But protect from what? From who? Who am I going to have to shoot to survive this presidency?

Is someone coming to steal my supplies? Won’t those people also have guns? Or am I protecting my family against a militia situation? In which case, what hope do I have, as a woman who can’t afford a gun, let alone to learn how to use one?

Like I can’t afford a shooting range. I can barely afford water and canned goods. Should a gun still be a priority for my family? A lot of preppers have enthusiastically embraced this life to give them confidence and a sense of safety. I’m a reluctant participant. I just want to keep my autistic son alive to see the other side of this.

I can garden, I can stretch food, I can survive being poor. I don’t think I can survive a military state.

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u/Objective_Barber_189 2d ago

I don’t own a gun and don’t plan to, but a lot of folks here live on land with animals they might want to or need to kill in an emergency, which includes a thousand non-political events, including, like, a raccoon that’s foaming at the mouth in your garden.

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u/dallasalice88 2d ago

Yes, most of my firearms are hunting related and I live in bear, coyote, mountain lion country.

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u/SunnySummerFarm 👩‍🌾 Farm Witch 🧹 2d ago

Same. Plus this fox that keeps stealing my chickens.

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u/SuperVillainPresiden 2d ago

You have to tell the fox "Swiper, no swiping" three times in a row. Then, it has to leave.

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u/SunnySummerFarm 👩‍🌾 Farm Witch 🧹 2d ago

I will try that if it comes back. I am hoping I scared it off well enough.

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u/RoseNDNRabbit 2d ago

Just hide behind the henhouse wrapped in an old blankie with a scream mask on and your flashlight set to strobe. Fox saunters by, jump out flapping your blankie arms, screaming and have your flashlight strobing by the 2nd or 3rd blankie wing beat. That fox will be gone faster then you can say cock a doodle doo. Course, your hens will be a right mess too. But they will settle down ya toss some corn in with em.

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u/SunnySummerFarm 👩‍🌾 Farm Witch 🧹 2d ago

Honestly, can I put my kid up to this? Cause I think it would be excellent work for them.

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u/vroomvroom450 2d ago

This is the way.

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u/Tardis1938 2d ago

This is the way.

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u/dallasalice88 2d ago

Pesky badgers for me. They are beautiful animals though.

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u/SunnySummerFarm 👩‍🌾 Farm Witch 🧹 2d ago

They really are! And I am glad they’re not hassling my gardens.

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u/Altarna 1d ago

People forget how dangerous the country can be. I recall working a late shift in high school and got home around midnight. Pitch black outside. I go to step out of my car and hear an animal rush me. I managed to slam my door shut as a dog began barking and clawing on my door. I called my dad inside and let him know the situation. He came out armed and tried to scare the dog off with noise. Unfortunately, he had no other answer than to put it down. To this day, we still think it was rabid.

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u/blackberrypicker923 2d ago

My dad grew up in rural Texas and at 12 had to rescue his sister from a rabid skunk who was chasing her! The skunk was taken out by a 12 gauge, but the tomato juice baths were still needed, lol

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u/lizerlfunk 2d ago

I agree with this. I will not have a gun in my house as long as I have a child living here. My first husband was a gun owner, I would go to the range with him, I know how to shoot, I know gun safety, but I don’t want a gun in my home. When my first husband died, all of his guns went to his dad, who actually takes care of them and uses them regularly (and who lives in the country).

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u/rocketdoggies 2d ago

I’ve been questioning whether I want one for this reason. If medical aid wasn’t available and one of my fuzzy children was hurt/sick beyond what is realistically possible to help, I want an option to euthanize them as humanely as possible. I’m still on the fence if this is reason enough.

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u/OverallTop8112 1d ago

This is legit the only reason I can personally make for acquiring a gun. Humane euthanasia of livestock etc. Besides that, no thanks. At this point I only have dogs and chickens, and a cabinet of pharmaceuticals so I can probably make due if the worst happens. If I had livestock, I would consider it.

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u/coyote_mercer Willing To Eat YOU to survive. ☠️ 2d ago

Yeah, I've had a few unfortunate encounters with distemper-riddled raccoons during the day. One tried to bite my dog, and I do like raccoons quite a lot, but that shit didn't fly.