Re:Endgame: how Australian preppers are bugging out and hunk...
by 3chelon on Monday October 29, 2018 @12:46PM
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You are right, but that's not really an apocalypse but a localised civil war. Admittedly, it would be good to be prepared for that, but I think leaving the area altogether would be a more optimal solution than grabbing weapons.
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Re:Endgame: how Australian preppers are bugging out and hunk...
by manfredo on Monday October 29, 2018 @12:58PM
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Sure, but leaving the area means abandoning a place of shelter, community, and potentially a decent chunk of supplies. I agree, plenty of disasters wouldn't warrant use of firearms, but having them and not needing them is considerably better than needing them and not having them. Seems like one is strictly better than the other. I suppose possession of unnecessary firarms could risk having them stolen or otherwise ending up in the hands of people doing harm - but seeing as 30-40% of US households possess firearms, this is a moot point.