Would one of the many of you who referenced the events of 9/11 please tell me of what use guns, ammunition, stockpiled food, and so forth were to the people caught up in those attacks?
Keep in mind that I have those things and have been a "survivalist" (I dislike the term) since the early 80's, so I am on the side of preparedness. But let's use some sense here, TSHTF for the people in the towers and neighboring area, but for the vast majority of people in NYC life went on in a nearly normal fashion. They watched the events on TV! For the rest of the US (except at the Pentagon) it was a shocking and horrible thing to hear about, but their lives were not affected in any significant way. Virtually nobody had any need of guns, freeze dried food, BOB's, or any of the other stuff we love to discuss here.
Let's try to stay on task, ladies and gentlemen.