Zombies???

[squishyhead]

Today I was talking with a group of friends (gun-owners and non-owners), and the topic of why some of us choose to own guns came up. One statement was made, in jest, stating the desire to be prepared for the "inevitable zombie invasion!" The comment got a laugh, but I had to admit that a part of me seriously agreed. That's what got me thinking I know we all own guns for many different reasons, but I've often found quite a few of those reasons to intersect with other gun owners. I like to excersise my 2nd Amendment rights to keep and bear arms, as many of you do. I like knowing that I have the ability to use deadly force to protect myself or my family, as many of you do. I enjoy target shooting, as I'm sure many of you do. While the list of things we have in common could go on for quite some time, I'm curious to know one thing.

How many of you can honestly say that being prepared for a zombie invasion NEVER crossed your mind when buying any of your guns? I'm not looking for generic emergency preparedness (ie: civil unrest or natural disasters), I'm talking about zombie specific preparedness! Even if you didn't buy a gun with that in mind, how many of you have taken comfort in knowing for a fact that you could dispatch a zombie, should the need ever arise?

Now this thread is intended to be taken very lightly, but I would genuinely like to know how many of you have had this same thought pop up in the back of your head, under the guise of "just in case!"

[Fate]

Honestly, no. Never have zombies been part of my thought process. Sorry.

[Macadelic4]

How many of you can honestly say that being prepared for a zombie invasion NEVER crossed your mind when buying any of your guns?

I cannot say this. I seriously did purchase at least one of my firearms knowing full-well that if some catastrophic mass-zombification happened, I would be prepared.

Call us ZHTFers crazy, weird, deluded, or whatever. I'm ready and have been ready for the zombie hordes.

[Sampachi]

"Zombie Invasion" is code for "Civil Unrest" in my book. If you mean TV/Movie zombies, then no. Keep telling yourself "it's only a movie".

[indetrucks]

Yes, I have
I even have a plan.. And NO, it doesn't not involve going to Costco. There are many flaws in that plan.
However I cannot disclose my plan when the Zombies do walk the earth. That would jeopardize the likely hood of my own survival.

[edward]

Today I was talking with a group of friends (gun-owners and non-owners), and the topic of why some of us choose to own guns came up. One statement was made, in jest, stating the desire to be prepared for the "inevitable zombie invasion!" The comment got a laugh, but I had to admit that a part of me seriously agreed. That's what got me thinking I know we all own guns for many different reasons, but I've often found quite a few of those reasons to intersect with other gun owners. I like to excersise my 2nd Amendment rights to keep and bear arms, as many of you do. I like knowing that I have the ability to use deadly force to protect myself or my family, as many of you do. I enjoy target shooting, as I'm sure many of you do. While the list of things we have in common could go on for quite some time, I'm curious to know one thing.

How many of you can honestly say that being prepared for a zombie invasion NEVER crossed your mind when buying any of your guns? I'm not looking for generic emergency preparedness (ie: riots or natural disasters), I'm talking about zombie specific preparedness! Even if you didn't buy a gun with that in mind, how many of you have taken comfort in knowing for a fact that you could dispatch a zombie, should the need ever arise?

Now this thread is intended to be taken very lightly, but I would genuinely like to know how many of you have had this same thought pop up in the back of your head, under the guise of "just in case!"

I can claim the precise opposite.

EVERY gun I've bought has been with zombies in mind.
Wel, maybe not for the sole reason of zombies, but I cannot help when buying a gun to consider its anti-zombie properties.

[sorensen440]

"Zombie Invasion" is code for "Civil Unrest" in my book. If you mean TV/Movie zombies, then no. Keep telling yourself "it's only a movie".

Same feeling here

[Casual Observer]

Buy it.

Read it.

Survive.

[PorkLover]

Yes, I have
I even have a plan.. And NO, it doesn't not involve going to Costco. There are many flaws in that plan.
However I cannot disclose my plan when the Zombies do walk the earth. That would jeopardize the likely hood of my own survival.

what flaws?......please tell.........as for me, in jest....yes, I have bought some "toys" with zombies in mind....just another reason to buy more......

[dfens]

I'll admit it that when I buy another gun I don't need because I have so many already as people tell me, it's another excuse to buy one. And it always gets a laugh from my friends.

"What you bought another gun?" Yeah you never know when zombies are going to show up. You can never have enough when zombies are involved.

Seriously if I can take out a bunch of people in a SHTF situation then any old zombie should be no problem.

[Futurecollector]

Buy it.

Read it.

Survive.

and its only 12 bucks from B&N, its a great book by the way!!!

oh and +1 on the Zombie=civil unrest!!!!

[Black Majik]

You've just now came into the realization of Zombies? I think Zombie threads far out weigh any OLL or "two weeks" threads on Calguns.

However, we can search "zombie" but "two" or "2" is unsearchable. So, we'll never know.

I don't prepare for zombies, but if they do exist I can certainly hold my own.

[indetrucks]

I own that book and have read it many a times on the crapper at work.

Problem with Costco is the obvious... EVERYONE will be going to Costo. It only makes sense right? Most of them have their own gas stations along with an almost unlimited supply of canned foods, water and entertainment. Walls are nice and high with no windows. There are limited ways in and out so this "seems" to be the best option in the case of a Zombie outbreak. HOWEVER!!

Zombies crave human flesh right? Seeing as almost everyone's answer to the question of "what if" is to head to Costo. So where do you think the Zombies will be? They are going to follow everyone to Costco. Lets face it, Costco can only hold so many people.

Scenario: You are one of the fist to get to your local Costco. Let's just say for the sake of argument that you are one of the 20 people in Costco and have it locked up. Nice and safe right? Well inevitably more and more humans will be showing up trying to get in there with you. Do you let them in, risking the zombies following? Lets say you can let a few in without the zombies following. Have they already been bitten and don't want you to know?

What about the people already inside the Costco with you. Let's just say you all made an agreement to NOT open the doors for anyone! Everything is fine and dandy until their loved ones are outside wanting to get in. Now you have a disruption from within. The human emotion will get the best of any situation and this will lead to eventual failure in the plan.
People will be banging on the doors trying to get it. This will create a boatload of noise and surely attract the zombies. Open the door for one human and you may as well open the door for them all. People WILL get in eventually and this will compromise your fortification.

My plan is near fool proof. Nothing is totally fool proof due to the fact that we are human and humans are not perfect (human error). There will always be human error and this needs to be factored in during any situation.

Without giving you my details of survival I will say this:
You need to find a desolate place unreachable by zombies and hard to get to by the average civilian. This "fort" needs to have enough food to outlast the zombies. This fort will also need its own source of power.
According to many books Zombies will die after about a month of starvation.
So your best bet it to wait it out. You don't have enough firepower or ammunition to take out all the zombies.

What will you do?

[DedEye]

I own that book and have read it many a times on the crapper at work.

Problem with Costco is the obvious... EVERYONE will be going to Costo. It only makes sense right? Most of them have their own gas stations along with an almost unlimited supply of canned foods, water and entertainment. Walls are nice and high with no windows. There are limited ways in and out so this "seems" to be the best option in the case of a Zombie outbreak. HOWEVER!!

Zombies crave human flesh right? Seeing as almost everyone's answer to the question of "what if" is to head to Costo. So where do you think the Zombies will be? They are going to follow everyone to Costco. Lets face it, Costco can only hold so many people.

Scenario: You are one of the fist to get to your local Costco. Let's just say for the sake of argument that you are one of the 20 people in Costco and have it locked up. Nice and safe right? Well inevitably more and more humans will be showing up trying to get in there with you. Do you let them in, risking the zombies following? Lets say you can let a few in without the zombies following. Have they already been bitten and don't want you to know?

What about the people already inside the Costco with you. Let's just say you all made an agreement to NOT open the doors for anyone! Everything is fine and dandy until their loved ones are outside wanting to get in. Now you have a disruption from within. The human emotion will get the best of any situation and this will lead to eventual failure in the plan.
People will be banging on the doors trying to get it. This will create a boatload of noise and surely attract the zombies. Open the door for one human and you may as well open the door for them all. People WILL get in eventually and this will compromise your fortification.

My plan is near fool proof. Nothing is totally fool proof due to the fact that we are human and humans are not perfect (human error). There will always be human error and this needs to be factored in during any situation.

Without giving you my details of survival I will say this:
You need to find a desolate place unreachable by zombies and hard to get to by the average civilian. This "fort" needs to have enough food to outlast the zombies. This fort will also need its own source of power.
According to many books Zombies will die after about a month of starvation.
So your best bet it to wait it out.

What will you do?

Your plan is flawed for this reason. If zombies don't need to eat to survive and decomposition is the only thing that will eventually destroy them, then you'll be waiting 2-4 years before the threat subsides. Even then, you still risk the odd zombie that is preserved longer.

[indetrucks]

^^ how can you say my plan is flawed when you have no idea what it is?
We both agree you cannot kill all the zombies, so the only other thing to do it wait it out.
So unless you know my plan, it is irresponsible of you say it's flawed.

And you are wrong, zombies DO need to eat in order to survive. It's in the Zombie survival handbook as posted in this thread. This is why they attack in the first place, they crave our flesh. They aren't aggressive just to be aggressive, they are aggressive because it's how they survive! Otherwise they would attack each other. And we both know Zombies have never attacked each other.