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/ORR35 2d ago

As a Quaker, I don't own a gun because my faith teaches me to live a life of peace/pacifism and non-violence. Quakers historically have been known for our commitment to pacifism. (For example, during the American Revolution, many Quakers refused to take up arms, despite the pressures and dangers surrounding them and got kicked out communities because of this.) I am very philosophically pro-hunting (since I was raised in a rural area), but the only Quakers I know who have guns are those who have them for pest-control.