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Originally Posted by Art cov
Most all cities in America don’t have enough police on their force. Can you imagine being a policeman in the cities today? Mayors in some places do not have their cops back, in fact encourage terrible behavior until they are threatened and rioting comes close to their homes. I recently ran into the owner of an (army/navy type store) he sells camping n survival stuff. He told me that many are joining groups that have a mission to protect their towns n small cities from rioters and those that might attempt to destroy their city. I personally would protect my family and myself from harm but he said many groups he knows of from 6 people to 1500 people have had enough! They will cause no harm to anyone but will protect from gangs and destructive groups who want to cause havoc. He went on to say, stores around the country can sell tons of ammunition and such items if they could get it. I was taken back somewhat as I know he’s a man to be honest and sincere. What could we be in for on our streets? These folks are not the thugs but good people who are organized to protect. They say the police won’t be able to do it. Has anyone heard about all this? I guess I’m in my own little bubble and need to be better informed if this man is right
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Well, we, the whole US, are in a period of social unrest. Unrest and violence is being "stoked" by various groups. The end result is greater sales of guns and ammo. The price of ammo has probably (?) skyrocketed. I, personally, have not changed much, but I do NOT own a small business. That might make me want to "arm up" more and join self-defense groups. But, like anything else there would be a DOWNSIDE to that. Para-military groups can over-react and cause more harm than good. If a particular para-military group COULD (?) maintain purely defensive and minimally violent in their defense positions to protect stores and other businesses, that could be POSITIVE. But, that could backfire since they would not be professionally trained and might get "trigger-happy". As of today, in MOST of the US of A. Civilian militias are NOT yet needed. I will prefer to leave it to the professional Police and, when necessary, the National Guard.