How Much Ammo to Carry in an Emergency

Historical note how much ammo to carry in an emergency - - In the battle for Okinawa WWII some US solders thought that the amount of ammo they carried was more important than there gear one historical note said 350 rounds of 30/06 equaled what would be missing in back pack weight. These solders figured that there would be lots of backpacks that could be scavenged from the dead for what they needed. Solders with a full pack with their gear many would carry 100 to 150 (30/06) bullets. In more modern times the 308 bullet and a full back pack depending on the man’s strength, was said to be 150 to 200 bullets; presently 223 or 5.56 bullets would allow for the carry of 250 to 300 bullets. The real trick to know how much ammo to carry is exclusively limited to a man’s strength and what will not limit his mobility.

Gun Deaths verses Other Deaths

According to Google headers siting from NIDA’s statistics 570, 000 people die each year from drug use that is 1561.6 each day. or 65 people an hour. Breaking it down farther 440,000 die from tobacco that is 1205.5 a day or 50 people an hour. 

Guns currently Kill on average of 36 people per day or 1.5 an hour. So let us put this in perspective by placing them side by side drug deaths 65 an hour tobacco deaths 50 an hour gun deaths 1.5 an hour. Knives kill 5 times more people than guns 180 people per day last year according to a Googol header that is 7.5 an hour.

Driving a car is a privilege American gun rights is a right so the moment you feel unsafe you do not have to wait for a police man. Statistically if your aggressor wants to do you harm  he or she will be long gone before the police arrive. The Supreme Court noted in a number of cases that the police have no obligation to post guards if you feel unsafe. Why! There are not enough police in the world to protect everyone. More important after national disarmament in Russia and later in Germany the general public could not defend themselves against their own governments. Hitler would kill 8,000,000 German non-Jews to protect his position. But the tirade of the monsters Hitler, Mussolini, and Japans Generals would cost a life every 3 seconds during every day of WWII. Show me one example where disarmament lead to greater freedom, liberty and safety. The NRA points out that from police statistics over 2,000,000 crimes are stopped each year by the mere presentation of a firearm without firing a shot. That means that without guns there would have been that number additional crimes for the police to deal with. But more important 2,000,000 additional victims or rape, murder, robbery, etc. The fear of gun owners is that after national disarmament there will be an all powerful political organization arise that will use force, ambition, and murder to achieve their goals. This was why our  founders set up a government where the people would have ultimate control and that safety net is the second amendment.

Richard W Norman author of American Handbook on Guns Ammo and Freedom