Redux youre right. First we have a coup attempt and now a Civil War with an invasion on our southern border. Joes right buy a gun!
But, however strange, it was a very real coup attempt...and that is enough to announce the beginning of CWII (which will most likely develop into WWIII).
If you're going to quote someone, please do it right- Joe said "I Vote and I Buy Guns!"
and just as important as that, learn how to use them. I mean really use them. Form fire teams and practice real life tactics.
I have a small fire team I am a member of and we practice once a month as a group. From long range, CQB and shoot and scoot we drill. We familiarize ourselves with each others weapons and try to conduct training on weapons we do not have. Have a call sign system with codes unfamiliar with others.