sigh... I guess it's too late for me to avoid violating TL;DR
The OP for this thread started with odds of Civil War NOT gun safety or violence. If community consensus is I (more than others) caused this threadjack, then let me know. Regardless, I'll back off on this theme.
I hedged my position for multiple contingencies, not just Civil War. Weapons & ammo are NOT the biggest share of my hedge. I've also discussed some of the learning curve (& mistakes) I experienced in food supply chain logistics alternatives. Some decided to focus exclusively on my comments about guns and I made the mistake of responding.
To be clear, I consider it generally unacceptable and immoral for me or anyone to threaten or use violence or lethal force against someone who insults me or hurts my feelings, or for a litany of many other reasons. If I've given contrary impression then PM me to suggest which language I need to improve.
Marsden, Re: spanking... Uhm... not really my thing. What you do in private is your business; just leave me out of it
Calling me a "gun lobby" shill is ad hominem. I've not paid dues or donations to any gun rights organizations since a quarter century ago. I've also not signed up for any 2nd Ammendment forums because I find gun-lobby fear-mongering about as tiresome as anti-gun fear-mongering.
I suspect I'm more representative of most gun owners than the noisy folks who make the news. The noisy folks think I'm a commie bastard for being in favor of mandatory training & licensing and other reasons left unsaid.
Back to the OP:
Civil War is a contingency with probability greater than fat tail risk. I suspect I've done quite a bit more prep for this contingency than armchair quarterbacks.
The status quo can NOT be maintained indefinitely. The natives are restless. There were 'majorities' who voted in 2016 in US & UK to shake up the status quo. I suspect many were voting against the status quo more than they were voting for something.
My avocational interest in Ag supply chain logistics evolved out of my vocational interests in market data feeds sources, including fundamental analysis of commodities supply chains.
Agricultural supply chains have become increasingly dysfunctional in recent decades. It is NOT sustainable, regardless of civil war.
In NYC during 9/11, 2003 northeast blackout, 2008 crash, 2012 Hurricane Sandy; I kept seeing fragile & non-resilient supply chains.
At a minimum I would encourage everyone wholly dependent upon mass market food supply chains to start to hedge by participating in something like CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Alternatively, get together with friends to form a partnership to buy one animal from a farmer then ship it to a small custom butcher and divide it up amongst yourselves. Taking some control over your food supply chain would be a good hedge, but with many other fringe benefits.
These are hedges against more than just civil unrest. These are hedges against supply chain dysfunction.
Has anyone seen any supply chain dysfunction lately?
P.S. As for me handling something dangerous or high risk, other venues (commercial & governmental) have been more apropos to evaluate my suitability for that. If you wish to sit in judgement of my suitability, then go get a job at a 3-letter agency. Armchair quarterbacks don't call plays out on this field.
All standard disclaimers apply, and then some.