I am back to considering defensive strategies on a personal basis, which could begin with purchasing a defensive firearm...
no kidding.
Cool. But you may have to wait a bit. I have been in the stores of 3 purveyors of fine arms (well, practical and reliable, anyway:-)) and their inventory was from 1/3 to 2/3 depleted. It was noticable enough to where I asked one of the if they were going out of business. No Way! Sales have been brisk. It is more because of the crew that just crawled back into power in Washington than because of the economic situation.
But, if you are prepping for uncertain times, I advise stocking up on a couple of cases of condensed milk and a few jumbo boxes of powerered milk, as well. Your neighbors or others that you may meet may not be as prepared, so the milk product could go a long way in helping them out if they have young'ns of infant to small child size. The gun is insurance that will hopefully go unused. The milk is what we are about.;-)
Yours,
Issodhos