Reply #63: Except if people are scared of spreading/catching it, they might not. [View All]

[elsiesummers]

I agree that it does make me wonder if guns are important to the mix, and I'm just not sure. I think cities will have more of a problem with armed bandits than remote country locations, but this could be incorrect.

There might be military check points too, if things get this out of hand.

Seems like armed bandits may also be locked in their apartments or too ill to raid. Who knows?

I've never owned a gun, but have considered it, mainly because of the quantities of bobcats and bears around, just in case, defensively, you know? (Would not want to shoot one of these creatures that mind their own business - bear hunting is illegal in my county and they wander around the property occasionally, but haven't had any serious problems - though we take in the bird feeders in March when they come out of hibernation.) Have seriously considered bear spray for hiking, in case we accidentally disturbed a den. That might work on renegade humans too:).