During the next societal breakdown, your survival will depend more on your ability to form an improvised defensive team with your friends and neighbors than any gun or cool gear you own.
I personally believe we will see much larger events than the Rodney King riots in the future. Deep down, most of us think about this to some extent in our training and gun purchases. However, no matter how much stuff you buy or how many high power matches you have one, you probably will not survive without a group. One individual baricaded into a house is a toast against an armed or hostile group. Your biggest threat is fire. A smart group will just burn you out. You can't cover all access points to your house as an individual. You will be at similar risk if they just decide to shoot through your walls from the outside. Most houses do not provide any serious cover. They might as well be balsa wood. Lastly, if they want you out and work as a group, they can assault your house from multiple entrance points and you will have little chance of stopping them.
What is my point? Well, you can't do it alone. It might be smart to get to know your neighbors and make sure they are armed. Think about how to minimize access to your neighborhood. Where are the choke points? At the very least plan on having a few extra rifles to "loan" to them when the SHTF. It might be wise to even plan on doubling up with another family in this circumstance.
The LA riots were not that long ago. It could happen again. And, it could happen in a bigger way. You will improve your odds if you are not thinking you can do it all yourself.
I personally believe we will see much larger events than the Rodney King riots in the future. Deep down, most of us think about this to some extent in our training and gun purchases. However, no matter how much stuff you buy or how many high power matches you have one, you probably will not survive without a group. One individual baricaded into a house is a toast against an armed or hostile group. Your biggest threat is fire. A smart group will just burn you out. You can't cover all access points to your house as an individual. You will be at similar risk if they just decide to shoot through your walls from the outside. Most houses do not provide any serious cover. They might as well be balsa wood. Lastly, if they want you out and work as a group, they can assault your house from multiple entrance points and you will have little chance of stopping them.
What is my point? Well, you can't do it alone. It might be smart to get to know your neighbors and make sure they are armed. Think about how to minimize access to your neighborhood. Where are the choke points? At the very least plan on having a few extra rifles to "loan" to them when the SHTF. It might be wise to even plan on doubling up with another family in this circumstance.
The LA riots were not that long ago. It could happen again. And, it could happen in a bigger way. You will improve your odds if you are not thinking you can do it all yourself.
