I didn’t see anything in the article about guns and ammo, lots of ammo. I don’t recall anything from the government saying you should have guns and ammo. I’ve seen guns and ammo on many other lists of what we would need in case of emergency that included but none from the government. I personally have a sharp axe, a sharp machete, quite a few but never enough guns, a whole lot of ammunition but again never enough.
Perhaps I wasn’t clear.
In most, if not all zombie movie, novels, games and lore, one of the fundamental necessities in the event of a zombie uprising is the ability to destroy the undead quickly and efficiently. Even the most obtuse federal government drone should know this if he has ANY grasp of the genre.
What is the most efficient way to do this? Firearms and a large cache of ammo. Not dehydrated food or a Berkey water filter, but the venerable Boom Stick.
As you correctly pointed out, there was nothing directly pointing to the feds suggesting up arming, but in the context of Zombie Apocalypse, this would be understood by anyone who understands the concept and recognizes the implied need to defend oneself from waves of undead.
I hope this clarifies the point of my statement and follow on question.