We're agreed on one level, being prepared with food and the ability to defend ourselves is good. Going overboard in one area is wasteful when you ignore others. So a second gat isn't a priority til you have a month of temp stable food.

What I'm saying is to focus your planning with probable scenarios so people reading our advice will not miss 50% of prepping, mindset. So after you have one 2a sporting good and a bucket of freeze dried chili Mac you also do things like decide if stored water is what you need or a filter? Both would be great. Do you have a jacuzzi? Pool? Hot water heater or hot on demand? Have you met your neighbors? What are they like and how much are they prepared? Do you have a dog? Do you have a generator? How loud is it? Do you have tools? Building materials? Reliable transportation? How loud is that? The list can be endless so figuring out what you need to prep for is just as important as the preps themselves.