[Marauder]

what's the sense if they're just going to hand them over when "pressed"?

I agree; a good hidey-hole is a must.

And I was armed on 9-11. In fact, I found a used Remington 870 for about $100; it turned out the barrel was bent, but trimming it to 18" solved that, plus adding a mag extension so that it carries 6 rounds of buckshot makes me feel secure.

As I explained to my friend the city cop: It aint a game gun, unless terrorists are protected.

[redstateconfidential]

I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.

[mvruckman]

That's a good deal on the 870. However, I "think" handguns are going to be on the "must have" list. If the recession continues to slide into a depression, and then progresses into hyper-inflation and then monetary system collapse, concealable firepower will be the rule of the day. We're going to see corruption in the form of LEOs and Judges taking bribes and calling it "bartering", an astounding blackmarket, and lawlessness which LEOs won't be able to keep up with and will certainly contribute to at some degree.

...and then there's ammo. People toss around numbers of what must be kept. But the only hard fast rule is that you can NOT have too much ammo...unless of course the aircraft is on fire and LOSING altitude! A goodly portion of the ammo (as with the weapons) should be buried somewhere too. ...and in truth, that should be several somewheres.