Arm your Neighbors?

Saw an article at tTAG today that got me thinking.

No one is an island. None of us can expect to stand for long alone. Whether the force to be reckoned with is a rogue government, a foreign power, or a mob of local thugs, fighting by your self won't last for long. You can only keep vigilance in one or two directions, and if a diversion keep your attention, an assault on your blind side will get you.

Depending on where you live, you may or may not know your neighbors. I know mine, but this isn't about me. Some of them may be flaming loonies, others might be career criminals, others might support an invading enemy, Vichies in the worst way. If not your neighbors though, think about your friends. I know you don't associate with anti American types, but how many of your patriot friends have guns? As I consider my list of friends, less then half have a firearm that is a good weapon for serious neighborhood defense.

Many people have "lives" that do not allow time or funds for a good rifle pistol or shotgun. They might have been in a bind due to the Obamanation our economy is in and needed to pawn something and chose to give up their guns for food. Or they might be some one who never invested the resources, choosing to build their retirement in other ways, or they may simply have not been interested.

In any case, they now find themselves either unarmed, or with a limited supply of water in this current drought.

So, lets assume you are like me and have purchased a few good weapons over the years, and have a stock pile of ammo as well. Are you prepared to take in a few friends or neighbors if times get too harsh? If a spring storm plowed through the community, you know you would. What about if the economy collapses under the burden of spiraling debt, Obamacare, and Obamanomics? If friends show up when the balloon goes up, are you prepared to provide them with a weapon and a foxhole? or are they getting turned away?

Think about it.