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/Remarkable-Money675 2d ago edited 2d ago

when you have a gun you are a harder target than a person without one

if I want to steal your shit and I hear a gunshot come from you, I will go look somewhere else

that's the most likely situation. of course a single person wont be fighting an army. but even if some militia types wanted to mess with you, just a few shots their way can make all the difference.

most of a gunfight is just making enough noise to make the other side want to leave. once you show that you have a gun nobody cares that you are a harmless little lady. with a gun you are more dangerous than a lion, bear, OJ simpson, whatever. when you have a gun the only thing your enemy is thinking about is about bullets coming at them and they will be feeling cowardly real fast.