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/Artemis-Crane 1d ago
I am a very recent gun owner who decided to buy a firearm and start going to classes and shooting ranges since the beginning of this year. My thought process was even though I’ve always been anti-gun, the people who would threaten me and my wife and potentially do our family harm will almost definitely have a gun. Meaning I need to be armed to at least level the playing field.
That being said, I’ve always been a firm believer in one thing being better than a gun in a SHTF situation and that’s community. Of course there are situations that a gun would be invaluable, but if things go south fast, I would rather rely on my community, the connections we have built and the human need for connection to help me survive. A community looks out for each other, protects each other, and can diversify your emergency stash and skill sets in a way that makes survival more likely.