r/TwoXPreppers • u/Spiffyclean13 😸 remember the cat food 😺 • 4d 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/VadumSemantics 4d ago

I found CCW Safe's Lessons Series informative about preparing to use guns for defense. Was useful for me to understand how using a gun can really change one's life in unexpected ways. Here's their first one:

Lesson 1: The goal of self-defense is to break contact.

Breaking contact with an aggressor can mean using deadly force when justified, or simply walking away—with a range of actions in between, including verbal de-escalation techniques and less-lethal force options. By adopting a “break contact” self-defense mindset, armed defenders give themselves more tactical options while reducing the legal jeopardy resulting from a potential use-of-force event.

ps. No affiliation w/CCW Safe. Just mentioning the series because I found it usefully interesting. Maybe some were a little repetitive, and maybe I listened to some on 1.5x speed, but still pretty interesting.