Sort of like the obsession with Chicago vs. places in “red states” with substantially higher murder rates like St. Louis or Memphis.

Yep, it’s a blend of instinct, experience, and preparedness. Only one of those is something you have any control over. Better max that one out.

At the end of the day it’s almost always tactics and physical readiness and not weapons systems. You can buy an apprentice the very best carpentry tools, but they aren’t going to turn out anything amazing unless they practice in repetition.

Waiting for people to wake up. At this point I am not sure they will.

This is totally accurate if you live in the United States. They sun has set on the American experiment.