Keep loaded mah bro.
The criminals don't shy away from weapons so a law abiding citizen shouldn't either.
U should have bought some Rifles long time back. Do u have any gun training, u ever shot before?
Do u get taxed excessively if u keep firearms?
You are right. I live in florida, where every other neighbor is locked n loaded n waiting for the zombie apocalypse. It would be criminally stupid to not be armed in such an environment if you value the life of yourself and your loved ones.
I had financial n family issues so couldnt stock up on ammo or buy a rifle before. I used to work around guns and explosives when younger so I am familiar. There are no difference in taxes if u own guns or not. Depending on how you buy yr first gun, you just do a one-time background check and 3 day waiting period and are done for life. U never hear from govt again.
(Till recently, u used to even b able to buy a gun from private parties without a background check, and thus without the govt even knowing you have a gun; most states have closed such loopholes)
My state Florida has no open carry laws so u have to get a concealed carry permit if u want to carry guns on yr person all the times as a civilian ( as long as out of view) So I took a short course, paid $100 fee and now am "licensed to carry"
Govt doesnt give a shit if u r armed. Actually the govt encourages people to arm bc it actually benefits them if u know which kinds of people are usually armed to the teeth.
WHen US Govt initially started encouraging private citizen gun ownership in 1700s, it was to kill american indians and help the american govt wipe out indians and take over their land. Once the genocide of the natives was done by 1860s, private gun ownership by whites helped to catch and intimidate recently "freed" african american slaves and ex-slaves. After WW2 in 1940s US had a large number of returning soldiers so impossible to do societal dis-arming at this stage. So US govt rather tried to get the gunowners on their side and encourage commie-hating americans to buy more arms. It helped US in cold war in both domestic propaganda and created a second backup line of "reservists" 100 million armed civilians in case of soviet invasion (in bullshit theory) Nowadays the NRA and vested interested will make sure more and more americunts become armed. The genie is out of the bottle and cant be put back in. The only way a rational, peaceful person in the US can buy security is to be armed and constantly try to one up his neighbor. Its an arms race to the bottom.
The US govt also benefits by creating a section of society that believes in its fake values of freedom, liberty, constitution blah blah blah It does it by using the 2nd amendment crowd for its own purposes. The easiest slave to control is the one who believes he is free. The US govt lets a group of retarded 2nd amendment people wave around their guns so the society in general believes the illusion and stays loyal to the US Govt. The Govt knows these gunwavers are too cowardly to do anything against the govt. They are all bark and no bite. Plus the US govt believes mere firearms even in hands of millions wont do much to overthrow it in the age of tanks, missiles, satellites and other high tech stuff. So in reality the guntoters have no chance of overthrowing the govt. They are too cowardly and stupid and unorganized as a group for that.
Both the govt and the majority of white gun owners have an unspoken understanding that guns are actually for keeping minorities in line while in public they shout bullshit idealisms such as rights, freedoms etc The NRA crowd will tell u guns keep a check on govt tyranny but this same group is co-opted by the govt to do its bidding. So the US Govt benefits by the gun culture in america at all levels.