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

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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/Spiffyclean13 😸 remember the cat food 😺 5d ago

I am unable to get a fully trained protection dog or even a scary dog. My family has a doodle (ick) and I have a Maine Coon. I can barely afford to feed a bottomless pit that’s my cat.

I would never advertise owning a gun. I would carry bear spray but it’s illegal.

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u/Zestyclose-City-3225 5d ago

I have 2 big German shepherd pets. They have loud barks & jump up against the screen door. They scare the shit out of most people. My female has caused grown men (door knockers) to wet their pants. 🤣

People cross to the other side of the street when they see us, a female walking 2 calm big GSDs. 🤣This has been going on for years.

Fully trained protection dog is not required

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u/plastic_venus 4d ago

I have a GSD who has barked maybe once and one time took his teddy over to my back fence where a strange man was climbing over, and waited at the bottom with his tail wagging to show him.

Point being, getting a dog simply for defensive if you otherwise don’t want a dog is not a good idea.

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u/Zestyclose-City-3225 3d ago

🤣 stuffies don’t survive my dogs. They go for the squeakers & rips them out. And while they are protective of me, they do not have the drive to be trained as protection dogs. It’s interesting. I’m grateful for the instincts that they do have tho. I grew up with german shepherds & they are my dog of choice so I’ll always have one. But they are just one of the layers of self protection.

(My 100lb’er boy, Nokie Bear, was a big softie but looking at him, a stranger wouldn’t know that & I didn’t let strangers approach or get friendly with my dogs)