I'm not sure what you're talking about. Several of my partners are Mormon, and I know they keep emergency supplies of food on hand (as should we all). And I think they are all gun owners or at least sympathetic.
But none of them live in a fortress, nor does any "Mormon city" I've ever seen look like a fortress. And I think there is a long ways to go before their good-natured tolerance is all used up.
Salt Lake City, by the way, is majority non-Mormon nowadays, with a really stupid and obnoxious liberal Dem for a mayor.
-ccm
>>”....nor does any “Mormon city” I’ve ever seen look like a fortress.”<<
The best fortress is one that does not appear to be. Fear what you don’t see, not what is clearly visible.
The temples ARE fortresses. Literally. It is a major attribute of their design. Those fences around them are not just for decoration.
I was able to tour the interior of the one in Bellevue Washington right after it was built. Those things are designed to withstand not only severe earthquakes, but also small wars and even relatively near nuke strikes.
They are actually quite impressive.