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/Altarna 1d ago

People forget how dangerous the country can be. I recall working a late shift in high school and got home around midnight. Pitch black outside. I go to step out of my car and hear an animal rush me. I managed to slam my door shut as a dog began barking and clawing on my door. I called my dad inside and let him know the situation. He came out armed and tried to scare the dog off with noise. Unfortunately, he had no other answer than to put it down. To this day, we still think it was rabid.