Once we are living in Freedom Cities and essentially serfs without the protection of federal law.
They are going to sabotage any people outside these city-states to force people to submit and live there as slaves rather than starve
Look up Dark Enlightenment, and Network States. This is not conspiracy theory, the VP is vocally in favor of these ideas
Pump action shotguns are under $200 often if you keep looking through /r/gundeals on reddit.
Pay for a class or two to learn the basics of firearm safety. Hunter safety was free for me but I was 14 at the time so maybe it’s not like that anymore.
If you’re really against firearms you could go with a crossbow. It used to be that you had to be handicapped to use them for deer hunting, but some states are letting non handicapped people use them now.
Venison jerky ain’t so bad.