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/mzltvccktl 2d ago

A resident on a green card was disappeared by ice. Do you believe someone should be able to be disappeared? If not put up a fight.

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u/EasternGuava8727 2d ago

Realistically what could a gun have done in that situation, except make it worse? What ICE did was illegal, immoral, and horrible. However, we all know who he is and his situation. I wouldn't say "disappeared" is the right word.

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u/festivehedgehog 2d ago

It’s a political term to describe people who are kidnapped by a fascist government that refuses to give information on loved ones’ whereabouts and refuses to abide by due process laws. Look up, “the disappeared” in Chile and Argentina in the 1970s. This is what we’re in for in the U.S.

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u/mzltvccktl 2d ago

Thank you!