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September 21, 2005
Instapundit Stumbles
Glenn Reynolds, at Instapundit, has inadvertently stumbled, tripped up by the politically-correct mind-control police. He's created multiple posts on Disaster Preparedness, listing everything needed in the aftermath of a disaster, including hammer, duct tape, generators, cash, flashlights, etc. But there's a glaring omission. Care to guess what it is? That's right. A firearm. Doh! It isn't on the LAFD list. If you think it's an oversight by the LAFD, you're wrong. They know you need it. Any honest list of Disaster Preparedness would include a firearm and bullets in the top ten items. If it doesn't, then the list isn't worth reading any further.
When it's "every man for himself", and the police have fled the city or the police are looting the city, do you want to be unarmed? Would you want to face the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina unarmed, with gangs of armed hooligans going door-to-door?
In the days leading up to Y2K, my tree-hugger neighbors were stockpiling water, food, batteries, flashlights, etc. They noticed that I was only loading up on guns and ammo.
"Aren't you going to get any food?" They asked.
"Nope. Don't need to." I replied.
"What will you do for food?" They asked.
"If I get hungry, I'm going to take yours." I replied.
They knew I wasn't joking, and realized the inadequacy of their preparations. There's no point in stockpiling anything if you can't defend it. That's rule number one in Emergency Preparedness. And Glenn should know better.
Posted by Peenie Wallie on September 21, 2005 at 10:44 AM
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