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1)Have a gun. The moment to
rush to the gun store to buy a firearm is not when looters are around the
corner. Get it now. Any gun is better than no gun but you want a big bore
handgun (for example a Glock) and a long arm, carbine or shotgun.
2)Get training. Owning a gun
and not having professional training on how to use it is like having a car but
not knowing how to drive it, and its just as dangerous. One of the store owners
that got killed in the recent lootings that took place in Argentina died because
he had no defensive shooting training and lacked proper tactics on how to deal
with the situation.
3)Organize. Talk with your
neighbors, get to know them. Some of your neighbors may end up on the looter’s
side, so get to know them well ahead of time. If the rioting gets out of
control, it is you and your neighbors that will build barricades, post guard
and protect your own community.
4)Stock up on supplies.
Food, water, fuel, first aid, means of cooking food if light goes out. Besides
the obvious disaster kit supplies, some tactical gear would be invaluable as
well. Body armor would be priceless for times like these, while bugging in or
posting guard outside with your neighbors. A good flashlight and a radio would
be very useful too.
5) Stay put. When there’s
rioting on the streets the best thing you can do is stay put and avoid the risk
of traveling. It is usually stores that looters go after but some do attack private
residences in which case a few shots are
likely to send them away looking for an easier target. While there’s a small
chance of looters going after private homes, it is much riskier to drive around
in a city overrun by riot and looting. Not to mention, your home is much more
likely to get picked clean with no one armed on the inside to look after it.
FerFL
2 comments:
1) I agree with Ferfal's advice up to the point when arson appears. I think it worth looking at how vulnerable your neighborhood is to arson and to be ready to run at the first signs of smoke if one's area is vulnerable (densely builtup with lots of flammable material,etc.)
Every jerk out there knows about Molotov cocktails from the movies.
Older suburbs with large 1 acre lots are obviously less vulnerable, depending upon vegetation, time of year, climate,etc.
Some pictures from the USA urban riots of the 1960s:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wattsriots-burningbuildings-loc.jpg
http://yearofgiving.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/day-193-dc-riots.jpg
(Washington DC with Washington Monument in background)
2) However, the lists of deaths associated with the 1967 Detroit riots show Ferfal's warning is valid --a lot of men were shot by snipers or by security forces who were frightened after being fired upon by snipers--especially if they thought someone was fleeing or trying to run through a roadblock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot
But note the damage: 412 buildings destroyed and 2509 stores looted or burned. 45 years later and the area has not recovered -- it is slowly dying because anyone with any assets packed up and left.
Great advice! Be prepared at all times. And as much as possible don't get involved.
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