The decision to use firearms to defend your shelter is a serious one. After a disaster or during a crisis, there is a good chance that police response will be slow or completely unavailable for a long period of time. In the meantime, your family is left vulnerable to riots, looters and desperate people that may be willing to do whatever it takes to get something that you have. For this reason, millions of citizens bear arms solely to defend the lives of their families and their property.