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The Legal Use Of Deadly Force by Preppers
I’ve talked to preppers all over the United States and one common trend that I’ve noticed though those conversations was that many are under the impression that after just about any type of disaster that they will be able to defend their homes and/or retreats with unaccounted for deadly force via the barrel of a gun.
From those conversations it’s also easy to see that they are under the false impression that a disaster of say the magnitude of an economic collapse, also will result in a full collapse of the government and any rule of law and accountability for their actions.
Where they got this info is beyond me, because common sense or history does not support their beliefs. Perhaps they’ve watched too many doomsday type movies or read one too many “prepper novels”, but the fact is that the federal government has spent billions of taxpayer dollars on their own preps and have contingency plans in place that will allow them to stay in power after just about any type of disaster imaginable.
Granted their power maybe significantly reduced or even nonexistent in some areas perhaps for months or even years, but the federal government isn’t going to just go away or disappear altogether, in fact I expect the exact opposite.
They have already enacted laws that will allow the federal government to declare martial law with the stroke and drying ink of the presidential pen. No the federal government isn’t going to go away after an economic collapse or any other likely disaster, but instead will clamp down via the declaration of martial law.
This will be especially evident in the larger cities and urban areas, those areas maybe cordoned to prevent rioting from spilling out past a certain point, but after the looting and burning subside, probably in about three or five days when the food supplies run out, troops will move in and take control of those locations via force and a declaration of martial law.
But one thing is certain and that is that the federal government, even with the help of state and local national guard and police does not have the man power to control the entire geographic area of the United States at once, this is the reason they will concentrate their resources and man power toward controlling the cities and urban areas that we talked about a minute ago.
After a major disaster there very well maybe a period of time without the rule of law (WROL), out in the rural areas this could last for weeks, months or even years, but unlike what has been portrayed, in the pages of countless survival fiction books and movies, it will, in all likelihood be a short-term event especially in the cities because martial law will be declared and enforced by the military… but that enforcement will be stretched extremely thin and could be essentially non-existent over large areas if the disaster is nation-wide.
You see most people want law and order and will work together to achieve that end. Crime will no doubt increase after an economic collapse (and after most other disasters), with home invasions, robbery, murder, kidnapping and rape being all too common, but such offenses will still be against the law, both legally and morally, and people will demand that the perpetrators be apprehended and justice served, even if that justice is set forth by the rule and judgment of a local warlord or governor and a public stoning in the street.
This is where the majority of preppers seem to be confused (and trigger happy). We’ve all heard, read and contemplated it but is the shoot-first-crowd being realistic or simply feeding their Rambo fantasies with visions of using uncontrolled, and unaccounted-for deadly force on their neighbors or anyone else that comes within one thousand yards of their retreat after the balloon goes up…
Listen; in all but the most extreme circumstances of total and long-term collapse and anarchy (example = full-blown civil war), the laws, and punishment for the unjustifiable taking of a human life will still apply, and will be enforced, even if that punishment is your public execution in the street. You will not be able to kill your neighbor because he looked at your wife with lust in his eyes, or trespassed on your property without their being repercussions brought against you.
My advice is to study up on the laws regarding self-defense in your state and to also have nonlethal means of protecting yourself, such as defensive spray, extendable baton, Taser, bean bag rounds etc… You see, having lethal and nonlethal means of defending yourself and your home and/or retreat gives you options that you can employ depending of the situation.
Granted; you may have to use deadly force to protect yourself and your family, but be sure that it is justifiable by law and moral standards before you pull the trigger. To do otherwise, may result in your being jailed or worse, which will leave your family without you and in a much more vulnerable position.
It’s a good idea to be friends with your local Sheriff and as many of his deputies as possible – remember they write the reports (just hope that it was not one of their family or friends that you shot).
Some folks suggest a shovel and bag of hydrated lime might also be a good idea, you know, just in case that you let things get out of hand…
Those that use unjustifiable lethal force against another person will be held accountable if caught, no matter how bad the disaster or how deep and far-reaching the crash it maybe. To think otherwise is a sure way of ending up in jail or worse.
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