This is the reason we need local militias
LA used to have one of the best State Defense Forces/State Guards/State Militias in the country. Hurricane Andrew, you may recall, did not stop at Florida, but crossed the Gulf and hit Louisiana too. The LA State Guard was in the streets, pulling armed secuity patrols *3 days* before the LANG could get authorization from the Feds to turn out with their Federal equipment.
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