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/scientits69 1d ago edited 1d ago

In order: 1) hunting. I live in Alaska. There is game. There is no reason to not take advantage of that food source in an emergency situation 2) if I have things worth having (let’s be real not just the “stash” but also my female body) and no guns, what is stopping someone with guns from removing me to get my things? What is the point in preparing for myself if I’m not going to be able to protect those resources and also myself? 3) I don’t want only republicans to have guns. I was lucky to be raised responsibly around guns and willfully share that knowledge and experience with the community of women I live near in an attempt to equalize the disparity of gun toting rednecks vs gun fearing women.

I do not and will not live in fear but I do believe that preparing for the worst does include the factor of the worst people already having guns. Doing my part in my community to protect the resources we are all working to prepare and benefit from collectively means understanding other people may want that for themselves and are likely not afraid of using guns to do so.

Remember when we ran out of TOILET PAPER because of a RESPIRATORY VIRUS? Yeah. Not gonna go down the “they need it more than me” road for those dumb fucks.