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I’m guessing that some of the guys in that circle were like me and just played along so as to not put a target on our backs, but there were enough active participants in the conversation for it to be unsettling. I love our military, and this plan is not pervasive among military personnel, but it is all too common among the general public. Unfortunately, I overhear this exact line of reasoning at least 1-2 times a month as I’m in stores, restaurants, and at gun ranges.

I was talking to some people at a party a couple of weeks ago. One of the guys told us he was buying an AR-15 and showed us on his phone the one he was going to get. I asked him why he was buying it and at first he said just because he wanted to try shooting it. I told him that I knew a guy who had one similar to that one and he bought it because he was afraid SHTF. He told me that was actually why he was buying it but didn't want to be ridiculed about it. We then talked about how much ammo he should have and so forth. When I asked him if he had been storing food he said he hadn't. So I asked him what he would do with his AR when his family ran out of food to eat. He said he hadn't really thought about that part of it. It told him that since food was cheap enough right now he should go out and either start canning or looking for a longer term solutions to avoid becoming part of the problem.

From what I understand, you can use the AR-15 for hunting game as well, the .223 Remington/5.56mm NATO is a good varmint round from what my sources tell me. A semi-automatic rifle like that has uses for defense and hunting of course. .223 is a bit light for larger game like deer, but if that's all you have, well, it can be used. My cousin uses his SKS to hunt deer with, at least the 7.62x39mm CommBloc ammo is comparable to the .30-30.