Honestly, if their was rioting in my community I would go out and witness it on the street level... I would have to experience the sights, sounds and smells in the flesh... I would not loot, set fires or attack other people unprovoked... However, I would defend myself, family and property with lethal force, first and foremost... i live in the country and most riots are contained to urban areas so I take some comfort in that...
If the case of civil unrest was based tyrannical governing, I would participate in actions not limited to throwing tear gas canisters back at riot police... [/quote
In regards to your 2nd paragraph, the gov. knows this is brewing, homeland security doesn't get 2700 mraps to save us from terrorists. What most idiots don't get is that if Muslims start attacking en masse, its game over for them. Most gun owners I know will take it upon themselves to rid the country of these worthless pigs. We can protect ourselves, we don't need the gov. or police acting like they can save us. Because they always come in afterwards, and don't know what the h3ll they are doing anyway. But they surely don't protect us. We can handle our business. Just get out of the way