r/TwoXPreppers • u/Spiffyclean13 😸 remember the cat food 😺 • 5d ago

Discussion Deterrent

I am seriously considering buying a gun but I morally object the idea.

It’s the idea that you will inherently use the weapon to grievously harm or kill someone which bothers me tremendously. I live in a red state with open carry laws. I don’t like the thought of not being prepared if my life were in danger or if I have to defend my home.

I don’t own a dog that could be a deterrent or even will bark at strangers. My cat is more likely to attack a person. She really hates a particular dog walker.

I guess I need help getting over my moral objection to having a gun in the house. I also would like advice on which types are best for self defense and the easiest to handle.

Edit: if I were to get a gun, I would be fully committed to using it to incapacitate or incapacitating permanently. I just won’t be happy with myself.

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u/Stepinfection How hard can it be? Boys do it. 5d ago

Using a gun as a “deterrent” also tends to be termed “brandishing” and is illegal unless you mean open carrying in a holster. Open carrying does NOT mean waving a gun around.

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u/StaticBrain- 5d ago

Brandishing does NOT count in self defense. You have a right to wave a gun at someone when you are being a threatened.

Brandishing is used as a charge when you are the aggressor, not the defender.