It would be a good start to not consider what are for the most part tools as weapons, a firearm only becomes a weapon if used either in self defence or to attack, mine for now are purely for paper targets and clays, same goes for my crossbow, compound bow, catapult, axe, machete, swiss army knife, and frankly most of them if brought out in a confrontation would be as much if not more of a danger to me than what I was facing, sure I may do some hunting or even vermin control.
Be assured if the dreaded S ever does HTF what are hopefully much liked items of shared pleasure and comradery with my children and my new found friends, then and only then would necessity drive a different outlook, these tools, these treasures, I hope to never use in that way and hope to hand them down through the generations, I would not be surprised if a future grandchild of mine could fire a gun and hit a target and enjoy it for the pleasure it is before they could properly wipe their own backside
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and for self defence surely the first port of call would be some basic hand to hand self defence course like the ones ( if I remember rightly) a martial arts club around these parts used to run, both for the face value of it and as a way to promote interest in the sport, for you can be sure that if things ever get that bad, at some point that is where you would need to be effective, you would be surprised how easy it is to miss with a UK legal gun under preasure, and how simple it is to turn a blade against it's holder to the experienced, bows of any sort you'd need to be Robin Hood or better to get accurate shots in under attack, of course they are all in that situation better than nothing, simply not for long up against a foe similarly kitted out or more desperate, so stay legal, stay real these things are tool, they are indeed fun and of use to some who hunt or control pests in the here and now.
We see too much of America these days where the second amendment is IMO a necessity and firearms for self defence also probably essential, but then they live with bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes, and some pretty desperate individuals equally or better armed, and here only licensed individuals whose firearms are under secure storage ( upon which having a license depends) and specific use conditions (that also) are allowed to have them, we have to prove ourselves worthy of it, as such almost a responsibility to inform the interested what fun and a privilege firearms are, and how far off the right track calling them weapons is, sure they are what they are if TS(ever)HTF or a good bit after one is sure it has
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all in the hope that more of us join in the happy activities of shooting, archery and all else which could have practical use but are good clean legal safe enjoyable activities, and you meet other fun loving happy people too
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I have a strategy, it's not written in stone, nor can it be, this scenario has too many variables, everything about it depends on those variables, being specific is not possible.