Wow! That's an interesting stat and means there will be A LOT of people to defend against. Curious as to the source of this info. Can you share?
good news is, most of us here have more ammo and brains than 99% of our population.
thats why I have lots of extra rounds of ammo
I will be the first to admit that I usually had to be hit over the head with a situation before I prepared for it. The first time I didn't have a working flashlight at night when I had a total electrical failure in a helo taught me to have a couple (working) flashlights with me all the time. The first time an "afternoon" flight" became a "three day trip" taught me to always have enough money for a phone call and to keep some food and appropriate shelter in the helo with me. After Hurricane Alicia ran over us in Houston in 1983, my wife and I started keeping tape and water and a little extra food in the house (always difficult because of the roaches).
When we finally bought a house, I looked at Flood Plain statistics, Fire Department coverage, and taxes. Had to do a trade-off among location, cost, and basement/no basement.
Now in looking at SHTF, I'm having to start doing a realistic evaluation of what my wife and I are physically capable of doing. If we're staying in place, we're pretty good for awhile. If we have to walk any distance (and our current BOL is about 300 miles away) we're going to have troubles. I've been through basic survival training, but my wife's idea of "roughing it" is if our motel doesn't have a closet.
Funny, but sadly true at the same time. I know some of those people too and it still never ceases to amaze me.......I doubt these types will become the enemy in a major SHTF though, they will die in their homes sitting on their couch in front of a dead TV waiting for rescue.