Guns can be good for self defense, but not so much against police or military because that will escalate things beyond what any individual is capable of defending against, they’re more for a mob or criminals attacking your home. I would also recommend OC spray so that you don’t have to go straight to a firearm if violence escalates (plus, your attackers may be debilitated by pepper gel or spray - fyi gel is better for indoors, spray for outdoors).
Against police, your best defense is probably going to be cameras recording everything (audio included, with offsite backups) and a good lawyer unless they decide they want to kill you, then you’re just kinda fucked.
That’s just physical security though, cybersecurity is probably a lot more important: Don’t use social media is probably the best advice, but in general be careful of what you say online and use a VPN
Spray is a bad idea as it has many limitations. I recommend to those incapable or unwilling to use a firearm to purchase the strongest brightest flashlight they can.
Does lemmy have a flashlight community like reddit does?
Guns can be good for self defense, but not so much against police or military because that will escalate things beyond what any individual is capable of defending against, they’re more for a mob or criminals attacking your home. I would also recommend OC spray so that you don’t have to go straight to a firearm if violence escalates (plus, your attackers may be debilitated by pepper gel or spray - fyi gel is better for indoors, spray for outdoors).
Against police, your best defense is probably going to be cameras recording everything (audio included, with offsite backups) and a good lawyer unless they decide they want to kill you, then you’re just kinda fucked.
That’s just physical security though, cybersecurity is probably a lot more important: Don’t use social media is probably the best advice, but in general be careful of what you say online and use a VPN
Spray is a bad idea as it has many limitations. I recommend to those incapable or unwilling to use a firearm to purchase the strongest brightest flashlight they can.
Does lemmy have a flashlight community like reddit does?