GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[Carsman]

A quick scenario:
A hurricane blasts through the city or town you live in, you seek shelter and when you go back home you find your house is almost destroyed. The police are very busy and looters are everywhere taking anything of value that's still good. How do you guard your house?

In reply, if not a mandatory evacuation, might consider to ride out the hurricane in downstairs underground closet, which is structurally sound, and (of course) has no windows. (But then again, might not) If did leave house, & after storm, returned to looters, as many have said, that's what insurance is for. I only have one gun so. . . . . it could have been damaged in the storm anyway. (Not to mention, I wouldn't have it in my possession)

I have a sawed off 12 ga for protection. And have on hand lots of 00 Buck, #1, #2 Buck, shells, & even rifled slugs that can disable a car's engine if need be. (The gun store owner said, (knowing of the riots) if you're going to shoot the gun at someone, you want to be sure you take them down, I was a kid, so he was the expert) I bought the gun full barrel length, (by law) and sawed off most of the barrel myself. (now making the gun illegal) After the saw job, I test fired the gun many times in the dense woods behind my house. As I used to live at least a 25 minute away drive from the next nearest living beings. The first shot, I almost deafened myself, due to the fire flash blast that came out of the too short barrel. (ear plugs after that)

Anyway, a little background: Back in the late 60's myself and my young family lived in the boonies. During that period, the media kept showing that there was mass rioting going on for months in small towns. And then they showed the riots were slowly moving into neighborhood's surrounding the towns. They were burning buildings down.
So if the riots eventually ever came to my house, calling the police would have been futile, with them being over 25 minutes drive away. So having the 12 ga gave me a little sense of false security. Luckily for me, the riots were around nearby towns, but never came my way!
POF, Over the years when I got older, & more responsible, I had the gun repaired to make the barrel legal (min) length. (This time, (now legal gun) Tested the gun at a friend's gun club "indoor" range.) I own a gun, but am not a gun enthusiast.

(So don't tell anybody I have a gun, hope "big brother" is not screening forums! )