After the "Wilding" attacks on the Chicago lakefront, at the Wisconsin State Fair, and the civil unrest that's going on in the UK, there is no doubt that the fabric of society is unravelling. It's also unravelling faster than I had predicted. We are in the downward spiral of a decaying society and our current Presidential administration's policies isn't helping matters at all. With all that has happened to our economy and the recent downgrading of our credit rating, I believe we're in for some very ugly times ahead. When the Stock Market finally melts down, I pity those who are not prepared.
This is not a time to be investing what spare money you may have in the stock market or low interest CD's. It's the time to invest in bottled water, long-term food storage, and survival equipment such as Wool blankets, candles, stick matches, flashlights, batteries, and trauma first aid supplies. It's also a time to stock up on firearms, large quantities of ammunition, and quality defensive training. I recently purchased several months worth of freeze-dried food from http://www.foodinsurance.com/ Hopefully these emergency rations will be enough for us to ride out the initial hail storm that we may be facing.
I do believe in my lifetime (and I'm 56) we will see civil unrest like never before. I believe we will see roving bands of Have-nots looting and pillaging not only from your Main Street strip malls, but from average people's homes such as your's. If you and your loved one's cannot defend yourselves and your food cache, you'll be in serious peril. I'm sorry to say but I feel that women who are on their own will be in for the worst of it, if you get my meaning. In a full scale upheaval don't be under the delusion that law enforcement will be able to help you. They will already have their hand's full on the street.
Now if you also think that a few boxes of shotgun shells for your trusty Duck Gun will suffice in warding off evil, then you are sadly mistaken. You'll need to whack the barrel off of your Old Brown Bess, remove the plug, and purchase several cases of shot shells. You should also consider the absolute bare minimum to be 1,000 rounds of ammunition per defensive firearm. Also, if you own any magazine-fed firearms, they are only as good as the number of loaded magazines you have on hand during an attack. So plan on having at least 10 magazines per firearm.
You will be under enormous amounts of stress if this type of situation ever occurs, and under stress, we tend to regress to our lowest level of training. If you have no training whatsoever, how do you think you'd fare in an all-out Zombie attack? Poorly at best. Seek out a quality instructor who will teach you and your loved one's how to operate firearms tactically and under stress-induced conditions. This will be money well-spent if you ever become the focus of a mob set on looting your home and ravaging your women-folk.
An inexpensive option for people who are not gun savvy is to shop for used, short-barreled shotguns in their local gun shops. Many of these used shotguns are police trade-ins and can be purchased for less than $250.00 a copy. At this price you can afford to outfit your whole clan. Try to purchase the same type of shotguns so everyone in your home gets trained on the exact same weapon platform. I've just purchased five Remington 870 Police shotguns for my company. They were all department trade-ins. I got the bunch for under $1,000.00. Add a couple cases of shotgun shells to that mix and your family becomes a formidable opponent for even the most determined band of looters.
The key to surviving any upheaval is proper preparation and training. Seek out the training you'll need, spend the money, and gain some tactical knowledge for you and your loved ones. I truly hope that you and your family will never have the need to utilize this type of knowledge, but if you do, remember that you read about it here.
http://www.foodstorageprepare.com/
http://www.survivalacres.com/
http://www.greatdreams.com/
http://www.foodinsurance.com/
http://www.guntrainingil.com/
