During World War Two the local ration boards were on the lookout for hoarders & relied on snitches. Citizens suspected of hoarding rationed goods were summoned to appear before the board. This was backed up by local police. Confiscations were rare but not unheard of.
Now.... who in these times will even utter a peep about what they have, especially weapons, if they’ve got their sense? Seems that mum’s the word if you want to be safe.
There’s someone around who tells a tale of his family’s main food supply being cleaned-out in this manner ... they only survived because they had part of their food supply hidden somewhere else.
***During World War Two the local ration boards were on the lookout for hoarders & relied on snitches.****
During WWII my brother-in-law’s family operated a ranch in Texas. They canned and killed their own meat and veggies.
One day someone dropped a dime on them and their ranch was raided. All their stored food was confiscated.
They survived by having another hidden cellar way back in the hills.