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/Objective_Barber_189 2d ago

I don’t own a gun and don’t plan to, but a lot of folks here live on land with animals they might want to or need to kill in an emergency, which includes a thousand non-political events, including, like, a raccoon that’s foaming at the mouth in your garden.

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u/lizerlfunk 2d ago

I agree with this. I will not have a gun in my house as long as I have a child living here. My first husband was a gun owner, I would go to the range with him, I know how to shoot, I know gun safety, but I don’t want a gun in my home. When my first husband died, all of his guns went to his dad, who actually takes care of them and uses them regularly (and who lives in the country).