Am I Paranoid?

[Re4mer]

My reasoning for training more is due to the ever changing world. With the economy in a downward spiral, I feel people will become desperate and do things they may not have of before. Also, it seems in my area that drugs busts and drug crimes are on the local news every night. (an i live in small town america). My feelings are that crimes and gang related activity will increases and become more common then there already is. Now I pray that I never have to point a loaded gun at an individual but I also want to be prepared.

Now for my question. What are your feelings of things that may or might not happen with the falling economy in the USA and how does it relate to your training? Am I nuts to think of how America could become very hostile?

Just a quick story. I live in a small town to, very near a local gas station. Over the last year it has been broken into about 15 times...every time I drive by the window is broken. There have been multiple other break ins in the area. No you are not being paranoid it happening EVERYWHERE and its getting worse.

 

[Old Wanderer]

Just look at our history....Rodney King comes to mind....one day everything was normal, the very next day there was almost total anarchy in Los Angeles areas..

There was no warning, there was no time to train, stock and prepare...either you were ready to defend what was yours, or you were a victim. if you were in the wrong areas....

You buy insurance, no because you are paranoid that you will have an accident, but so it will protect you from the major losses. Being a member of this community allows you to draw from the experience of others, and take self responsibility for yourself.

We seldom get to have an after action critique as to what we could have done better, but regardless of how much you train and prepare, there will always be some weak points.

 

[SteveRick]

I have always wondered what a good amount of ammo is, Ruger GP-100 .357 and Remington 870 12, 8 shot? I am trying to buy a box a week, ammo will be scarce at best when TSHTF (tin foil hat off and hope for the best, but prepare for the worst)

By the way, I am not a bad shot, but how many BGs will come into my house???

 

[pax]

This isn't a Tactics and Training thread. The T&T forum on TFL exists to give people a venue to discuss the tactics they might need in order to save their lives, and the training they might get in order to effectively understand and carry out those tactics.

If you're here to call people paranoid, you're in the wrong place.

If you're here to engage in internet warrior fantasy, you're in the wrong place.

If you're interested in discussing Law and Civil Rights, go take your chances down in the L&CR forums a few links down the board...

Closed.

pax