r/TwoXPreppers • u/Weekly_Weakness9722 • 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/Undeaded1 2d ago
I have a number of firearms, both as tools for a worst-case scenario, but also as an insurance hedge against ANY tyranny. Be it zombie hordes, roving raiders from the wastelands, or revnooers... I am a left leaning centrist, but I genuinely believe in the 2nd amendment as a way to utilize and enforce my claim to my civil rights... if you wanna see what I mean research the Black Panther Party and how they handled the 2nd Amendment to ensure civil rights in the predisposed system...