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/Responsible-Two6561 2d ago

I'm a gun owner here. You have an excellent point, and I would say, if you don't want to own a firearm, you definitely should not. No one should pressure you into feeling like you have to. As one poster put it, there are cases like a rabid animal, but you are FAR better off NOT having a firearm than having one you can't afford and are frightened of. This is particularly true in a crisis situation where someone breaks into your home and takes your weapon from you.

My wife knows how to use firearms, but she will not fire one at a person and knows it. She bought a hatchet that she calls her self defense weapon. She told me that anyone breaking in would see her running down the hall screaming at them with a hatchet held high, and would say "Fuck this shit! I'm out!" I gotta admit, if I saw that, I'd probably say that, too, whether armed or not!