Who do you shoot..

Like many preppers I on occasion I go to a gun store. I enjoy target shooting. And needed some cheep ammo. As I was talking with the clerk. When the discussion went as it often will to 2012, the apocalypse and end of the world senarios I was shocked when he said be sure to save the last bullet for a visit to your neighbor, you just go over to his home and when he opens the door you shoot him and take his ammo.  I told him I like my neighbors and if the end times come I plan to work with them. His response was "There is always one bad apple and they will take you all out." I think I just met that bad apple.

I spent my ride home thinking about my conversation. This is not the first time I have heard that people plan to kill people they know as a survival strategy. They plan to take their food, ammo and anything they think is useful. The most common statement is "I know someone and I know they have food so all I have to do is kill them and I will be OK."

This way of thinking is very wrong. A group of people working together is much stronger that individuals out for themselves. If you are worried about the end times or just a loss of the rule of law. You will be better off if you make your neighbors your ally. By joining in a group you will have a pool of supplies, tools and ammo greater than any one person could acquire and protect. If you are alone you can not sleep, rest, make new products or grow food. If you are part of a group you will be able to protect and help each other.

There are all kinds of groups you could form. The best ones have shared values and social ties. The basic group is your family, then your friends, people who believe as you do in religion, politics and life styles are also common factors that will make your group safe and connected.

Each person in a group has skills and abilities that make the survival chances of the whole much more likely than that of a individual or small group.

Anyone who has told me that part of their prepper plan is to attack and kill other people to meet their needs will never be in my group.

Be sure you are not the bad apple and avoid anyone who thinks killing and pillaging is a good survival plan.