Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (tinned food etc)

Re:Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (... by up_so_floating on Sunday November 13, 2016 @05:39PM (#12946132)

Prepping for any scenario, prioritizing those that are most likely.

Who is to say the people in this hypothetical situation just want our "baked beans"?

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Re:Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (... by peterwwillis on Sunday November 13, 2016 @05:47PM (#12946169)

Okay, so that question was too specific.

New question: is the reason one might want to have a gun in an emergency simply to be able to injure, maim or kill someone regardless of a specific reason?

If you say it's "for defense", remember that the concept is subjective; a robber being beaten for stealing may fear for their life and "defend" themselves. Specific reasons are less controversial and more practical.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you done / plan to do any basic “prepping” (... by up_so_floating on Sunday November 13, 2016 @05:59PM (#12946244)

It is really a simple matter.

I want to help maintain or improve the welfare of those I care about, regardless of scenario.

In order to achieve this outcome, it is usually sufficient to go to work, invest, and partake in mutually fulfilling rituals.

For the edge cases, a gun might be useful. And, in this thread, it is the edge cases that we are discussing.

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