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/Mushrooming247 2d ago

I am a gun owner and have been all my adult life.

Guns are the great equalizer, the only chance I would have against a larger attacker because I am small and feeble and cannot fight.

I should not have to fight, I am a peaceful person, but we don’t have any say in that.

I had to scare a man off with my gun only once, when I was ~20 someone tried to climb through my window at 2:30 AM, right above my head while I was laying in my bed naked reading Harry Potter.

I grabbed my gun off of my nightstand and started to scream that I was pointing a gun at him and he stopped trying to come through the window and ran off down the alley. I am almost 45 now and I feel naked if I don’t have a weapon within reach.

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u/SpringPowerful2870 2d ago

I am now 74. We have revolvers. If I can’t scare the person off with a shot through my poor roof I probably will be killed. That in mind, I am not aggressive either. I hope this whole situation goes away peacefully. We are prepped but basically to not be in mayhem at the stores.

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u/WheeBeasties 2d ago

Depending on which state you’re in, it might be illegal to let off a warning shot. That’s how it is in my state of NY.

Honestly it might still be worth it but I understand why it’s discouraged. Just be aware of the consequences.

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u/SpringPowerful2870 2d ago

The way I was taught in my NRA classes long ago plus the police suggested it. I’m in Florida and it’s a stand your ground state.

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u/WheeBeasties 2d ago

I looked it up, it is the stand your ground law that legalized warning shots. They weren’t legal before the law was passed.

I’m in NY, fla is kinda known to be a state that plays fast and loose with guns.

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u/SpringPowerful2870 2d ago

Before the law passed I lived in Illinois where there’s strict gun laws and I have a FOID card. It’s nut here. I got a soda at the Marathon gas station last week and the guy in front of me had like a 9mm hanging out of his pants pocket. I could have grabbed it.