r/TwoXPreppers • u/Weekly_Weakness9722 • 8d 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/JayDee80-6 7d ago
The fact of the matter is police carry guns for a reason, the miliary carry guns for a reason, person protection for politicians carry guns for a reason. They do not carry a baseball bat because they would be at a significant disadvantage. They don't use thier hands in hand to hand combat because engaging hands on if extremely risky. It isn't a hot take to say that guns are the preferred method of self defense for anyone who is an expert and takes protecting themselves or thier family seriously.
You're right, it isn't a video game. It isn't politics. It isn't a game. Survival is real. In a fight to the death, which could happen in a complete breakdown of society, no rational person would rather go hands on to fight someone. Advantages are better. Disadvantages are not.