Arm Your Neighbor

[Podmonkey]

So a SHTF event happens. A real one (Not a hurricane) where trucks cannot resupply supermarkets and aren't going to for the foreseeable future.

You have lots of guns. Do you arm your neighbor who isn't a gun guy?

If I trust that neighbor absolutely. In fact I think a firearm such as the Ruger PCC or perhaps an M1 carbine make ideal handout weapons, both being very easy to use and shoot.
I've already told my new neighbor downstairs, whom is a decent fellow and an Army vet, that if I'm around should any crazy shit go down he is getting one of my ARs, his wife gets the other one and I'll run the Galil. Don't start shit around my building!
When I move to Wisconsin I wouldn't hesitate to issue out whatever I have to my family and friends in the area.

 

[Podmonkey]

I also think its common human decency to share with your neighbors whatever you might have in the way of food and supplies. Besides if you are hoarding and word gets out you become a great big target.
I have two buckets of that Wise emergency food stuff, I would dole that out to my downstairs neighbor too. I kinda feel for the guy, he is a very decent and friendly fellow but he doesn't make all that much at his job and he has a lot of mouths to feed. I told him he needs to utilize that GI bill and get trained up for a good job.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I think you'd think differently about feeding others if it takes away food from your wife and kids. Those 2 buckets of Wise can extend your familiy's life.

 

[Podmonkey]

I think you'd think differently about feeding others if it takes away food from your wife and kids. Those 2 buckets of Wise can extend your familiy's life.

I don't have a wife and kids.

 

[holdover]

Its very situational, depends on whats going on where you live, threats, Face it, you cant be on guard duty 24/7, you cant protect what you have and forage at the same time. if your rural enough you may not have much to worry about most of the time. Small rural community's probably have enough to sustain themselves for a long long time , Small ""police forces" or patrols would probably be sufficient to fend off small bands of looters . larger towns and citys might be different though. You might want to get of Dodge.

 

[holdover]

I don't have a wife and kids.

that's because your giving their food away!

 

[Podmonkey]

that's because your giving their food away!

Actually its because of my fuck em n' leave em policy combined with my inability to have kids because of chemo.
But maybe some half Korean kid shows up at my door someday?

 

[Uzi]

Never. Never ever would I consider that. The neighbors are on their own 100%. If SHTF, you don't offer your anything, including something that someone can kill you with and take all your resources. Their life is their responsibility, I don't want to have any relation or communication with annoying asshole neighbors, ESPECIALLY in a SHTF scenario. The question for many must almost seem comical depending on their current position.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Situational, if there is a common threat it might be wise to form up into groups with leaders . If there is no immediate threat , I might keep things quiet.

I think this is my approach.

If there is a reported horde or group of marauders operating near us, I have a few neughbors that are worth arming. A couple of my neighbors are more likely better armed than I am. The more guns and manpower available to defend our neighborhood means my family is more likely to survive.

Basically anything short of that i would just lay low and be quiet without attracting any attention.

I have a really good relationship with some of my neighbors and know each other well so I'm confident enough to at least day there are some I'm confident wouldn't turn on me.

It's a really interesting scenario to think about and it has many variables. The answer for each of us will be different and it will depend what your situation is like, who your neighbor's are etc..

 

[ArmedCorgi]

Grey man.

 

[96coal449]

You might want to get of Dodge.

I live in the country now .... and in the hills. Should SHTF, I would probably gather what I need and go where there are even less or no neighbors.
As it is, most of my arsenal is in Texas. My 2 compliant rifles are already next door at the neighbor's. I moved them there a couple months ago. It was the best thing to do at the time. All that's left here is my 12g pump ...... but that was a different, thread a few months back, about the best home defense weapon.

 

[soylentBlue]

My neighbor has a Cuomo sign in the front yard. The wife actually owns and wears one of those pink pussy hats.
I won't give them anything. They better hope they have something really good to trade.

 

[camper4lyfe]

My neighbor to the East is useless, especially now that she's single. She can barely mow her lawn (I think she's done it a total of twice in her entire life, both in the last 2 months). Only thing she'd be good for is a piece of ass with bag over her head. No way I'd trust her with a gun.

Neighbor to the West is a man-bun wearing millennial. Nice guy, but not quite sure how usefull/less he is.

 

[SomeSoldier]

Not sure if you really know. People are not really my thing.

^ what he said. I like animals more than I like people.

 

[96coal449]

^ what he said. I like animals more than I like people.

 

[Exonautic]

Neighbors? I wouldn't arm the people I live with except maybe my girlfriend and her father who is ex polish military.

 

[Phritz]

My neighbors that are worth arming are already armed, so, no. But they are good people, and we would likely work together.

 

[WileyX585]

What choice do you have? He/she is either going to become an asset or a liability to you.

Me and my wife have frequent conversations about this exactly. We have had 3 large natural disasters in our area in two years. This hurricane that came through couple of weeks ago really has me thinking more and more. It got so bad, they had people looting the mall and getting shot. It got absolutely crazy here for about 3 days we had to wear our vests and not stop if flagged down .

But back to our conversation about a prolonged event, or end scenario, it really depends what you can bring to the table. In sorry but you need to bring a certain skill set to the table (I.E. medical training, military, etc). If this situation arises, I will take in only those who will benefit everyone

 

[96coal449]

No sense carrying dead weight.

 

[togmaster]

Neighbors are fine until SHTF. They are not family they are a food source. Big fish eat little fish...

 

[holdover]

Fight alone, die alone.

 

[ProgSpear]

My neighbor to the East is useless, especially now that she's single. She can barely mow her lawn (I think she's done it a total of twice in her entire life, both in the last 2 months). Only thing she'd be good for is a piece of ass with bag over her head. No way I'd trust her with a gun.

Neighbor to the West is a man-bun wearing millennial. Nice guy, but not quite sure how usefull/less he is.

are you telling us you would need him to put a bag over his head also?

 

[Celt]

So a SHTF event happens. A real one (Not a hurricane) where trucks cannot resupply supermarkets and aren't going to for the foreseeable future.

You have lots of guns. Do you arm your neighbor who isn't a gun guy?

Nope.

 

[Celt]

You'd have to feed them too though or else they'd use your own gun against you. It's a tough decision.

I guess my plan if I ever did that would be to hide my food and eat at night. Then I would hunt, forage, and look for food with them during the day.

Eventually though they'd find out I would gather. Again, it's a tough decision.

Thats when you get you guns back, one way or another..

 

[livingston]

Most folks around me have guns ... One even has a Barrett .50 ... A number of folks hunt . Now that we can use a rifle in Livingston county most everyone deer hunts with one ... .. And if they hunt with one they own a half dozen....

 

[GTN]

Most folks around me have guns ... One even has a Barrett .50 ... A number of folks hunt . Now that we can use a rifle in Livingston county most everyone deer hunts with one ... .. And if they hunt with one they own a half dozen....

Yeah I like living here in Livingston County so much more than Monroe County

 

[FrankenCub]

My neighbor has a Cuomo sign in the front yard. The wife actually owns and wears one of those pink pussy hats.
I won't give them anything. They better hope they have something really good to trade.

Seems like trouble waiting to happen. Someone that far left wouldn't have anything worth enough for me to trade with.

 

[Jmac00]

This is why I would help my neighbor to the west, Im in Ohio and he just called to ask if he should put my garbage out for me.

 

[camper4lyfe]

are you telling us you would need him to put a bag over his head also?

Gonna need way more than a bag for that, like someone else completely.

 

[ProgSpear]

Gonna need way more than a bag for that, like someone else completely.

I get it, I was just trying to distract from the original premise of this thread. My view is unless the zombie hoard was imminent, I would never give away a perfectly functional firearm to someone who might cap me just to steal the rest of them. And my food. And my water. And my wife. Just don't tell her, I don't want her to get an inflated view of herself. Don't tell the guns either.