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For reference, here is a metafilter user describing the actual reality of surviving Sarajevo: https://www.metafilter.com/78669/What-if-things-just-keep-ge...

I used to be completely skeptical of preppers, but since earlier this year we got a foot of snow resulting in no fresh food in the supermarket I have been thinking a bit more about supply chains. I still think that bringing guns into the situation is going to make it worse, not better.

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Good. Less competition for me.

Being the kind of person who shoots people in a crisis is a really good way to end up getting the death penalty after a crisis is over.

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

> Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

That's an odd response to someone pointing to a behavior that makes it likely they when one occurs, it will lead to the other.

This is the problem. It’s people with this kind of attitude that are most likely to want to have guns, while in a civilised society they are the last people I would trust with firearms. And this is just in the context of worrying about a bad winter.

Not sure if I'm reading you correctly. I think the author's text suggests most people have these firearms for defensive purposes, e.g. protecting their supplies from those who might try to take them. I have a few fire extinguishers. I don't go around seeking fire, but I'm prepared if one breaks out.

It was in reply to a comment about getting snowed in.

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