It's just a discussion - nobody actually worries about this. But you already knew that.

lots of people here never give it a though either.

they also never think about what if the power goes out.
or the gas stations won't take their debt card because the computers or internet is down.
don't have any food in the house
don't think about what happens when the furnace dies.
or to have any first aid training or supplies.
or to have a fire blanket and fire extinguishers.

we generally have a name for these people , Victims
every time anything happens they make their often minor issue into an emergency overwhelming services.

just because you think to have a fire extinguisher and train on how to use it doesn't mean you are consumed by fear of fire

by thinking about all these things including what round to keep for your shotgun

you are prepared to survive and not be a hopeless victim.

You could be right, you could be wrong. Population of Canada is less or close to the population of the state of California……. I bet in the last 10 years you have let more illegals in to your country than the population of Canada which I would guess is around 38 million people. Saskatchewan has just over 1 million people take a look on a map and see the land mass of Saskatchewan……… I can hunt or trap 100000 acres and not see another person so I guess my view on it might be different than people who live in really populated areas.

Pete, that is the best explanation of calculated preparedness for life that I've seen .

remote used to mean you saw few people and those you did were there to farm or hunt and fish.

now in may parts remote means they are hiding their meth operation from authorities.

drugs are everywhere , and I know an issue on and around most all of the Reservations in Canada.

we absolutely have some much worse neighbors in the US than Canada has. We absolutely have a cancer of drugs and cross border crime and it reaches clear up to the Canadian border for sure.

a friend was a deputy 76-86 before they left law enforcement in 86 they had already seen big changes including Rural WI counties seeing the effects of Castro turning out his prisons in Cuba

you may have the last refuge left in Sask too cold to grow drugs , too remote to want to be there for cooking Meth.

just because your risk is low it doesn't mean it is zero

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/northern-bc-murders-ito-1.5401732

2019 murders in Northern BC and Sask

although you may be more concerned with what round to keep for bear , bear and people have a lot in common.

lots of people here never give it a though either.

they also never think about what if the power goes out.
or the gas stations won't take their debt card because the computers or internet is down.
don't have any food in the house
don't think about what happens when the furnace dies.
or to have any first aid training or supplies.
or to have a fire blanket and fire extinguishers.

we generally have a name for these people , Victims
every time anything happens they make their often minor issue into an emergency overwhelming services.

just because you think to have a fire extinguisher and train on how to use it doesn't mean you are consumed by fear of fire

by thinking about all these things including what round to keep for your shotgun

you are prepared to survive and not be a hopeless victim.
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Great list. I’m a professional firefighter and paramedic. I’m well prepared! This wasn’t meant to be a fight but I guess more of a statement.

When I put my seatbelt on it's not because I'm scared. It's a tool like anything else. There will always be someone on the Internet to give a condescending snide smart remark, especially on the subject of guns.