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>>Glock 17 and a years' worth of ammo, so I don't need to stockpile the other stuff, you are doing it for me Great, you have a sidearm that presumably fires 9m

>>Glock 17 and a years' worth of ammo, so I don't need to stockpile the other stuff, you are doing it for me Great, you have a sidearm that presumably fires 9mm ammunition that you are qualified to shoot downrange. I stock pile not only food, water, and medical supplies, but carry a 9mm of my own and have far more useful home defense weaponry in the form of a Mossberg 500 Flex (as well as various rifles that I don't expect to be all that handy if things really do go down). I also own ballistic vests. If you wanted to be edgy about looting people, you could have picked something besides a sidearm.

bupku5 9y ago
you are re-arguing my own point let me restate: if there is a disaster and you are well-supplied with emergency provisions, in America you should expect to protect yourself, your family, and your provisions. in other nations it may be different, here people possess guns, and they aren't all nice you cannot separate self-sufficiency and self-protection it sounds like you are already following this mindset so there is no dispute. the way I originally made my point was poorly worded. in California there is a public service campaign that tells people to be prepared to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours...which also means by implication you should expect 911 doesn't work for 72 hours
bluGill 9y ago
In a real survival situation I believe you will use your stockpiles to help others.
- icelancer 9y ago
  Absolutely I would. The other guy is talking about looting and all this other nonsense.
- LyndsySimon 9y ago
  To the extent that I was able to do so without jeopardizing my own family's survival, absolutely. What's more, I'm more than happy to use my skills and equipment to equip and train neighbors in the event it were necessary. I have lots of guns and ammo because I enjoy them, not because I see them as magical talismans or because I intend to use them against the innocent during civil unrest. The stereotype of a slightly-unhinged and heavily-armed prepper is just that - a stereotype. In truth most people who the general public would call "preppers" are like me; I have enough "stuff" to get my family through reasonable hard times and the rest of my capital is spent trying to build a foundation for retirement. One family like mine in a small community with a few other families all pitching in, given basic training and loaned arms would be handily deter the opportunistic during a Katrina-scale "event".

bupku5 9y ago

you are re-arguing my own point let me restate: if there is a disaster and you are well-supplied with emergency provisions, in America you should expect to protect yourself, your family, and your provisions. in other nations it may be different, here people possess guns, and they aren't all nice you cannot separate self-sufficiency and self-protection it sounds like you are already following this mindset so there is no dispute. the way I originally made my point was poorly worded. in California there is a public service campaign that tells people to be prepared to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours...which also means by implication you should expect 911 doesn't work for 72 hours

bluGill 9y ago

In a real survival situation I believe you will use your stockpiles to help others.

icelancer 9y ago
Absolutely I would. The other guy is talking about looting and all this other nonsense.
LyndsySimon 9y ago
To the extent that I was able to do so without jeopardizing my own family's survival, absolutely. What's more, I'm more than happy to use my skills and equipment to equip and train neighbors in the event it were necessary. I have lots of guns and ammo because I enjoy them, not because I see them as magical talismans or because I intend to use them against the innocent during civil unrest. The stereotype of a slightly-unhinged and heavily-armed prepper is just that - a stereotype. In truth most people who the general public would call "preppers" are like me; I have enough "stuff" to get my family through reasonable hard times and the rest of my capital is spent trying to build a foundation for retirement. One family like mine in a small community with a few other families all pitching in, given basic training and loaned arms would be handily deter the opportunistic during a Katrina-scale "event".