I'm in the suburbs of sorts, no more than 10 mins from rural UK so that isn't too concerning.

I stumbled on some resources which suggest you can own various guns in the UK legally, but they don't consider self-defence as valid reasons to provide a license.

I would probably rather be back in South Africa if things do start to go pear shaped. Much easier to get your hands on weapons there, the government isn't anywhere near as well equipped to come after citizens there, it's a lot easier to 'disappear' since there isn't a camera on every corner.

I have been lightly prepping since 2021. This has served me well from an inflationary aspect, considering how much costs of basic necessities have gone up since then. I have been stocking up on food that will keep for years, and next week I am getting about 80lbs of meat, I have backup power and other basics, but we can only do so much here.