Hurricane Katrina was one that folks here in the US should really look at as things got ugly. Cops seized weapons from folks trying to protect what was theirs (I learned to have more than one weapon & not all your eggs in one basket) and you may need to fend for yourself for up to 30 days. I live in the central US, so as far as natural disasters it would be a tornado & those are localized. I read that book that Glen mentioned "One Second After". Knowing what I do about nuclear weapons, that one spooked me a bit as it's a story that "could" happen. If it does, God help us. Man is so VERY dependent on electricity. My family and I can make it for somewhere around 30 days, looting would begin somewhere around 7-10 days.

Ask yourself, honestly, how far would you go to ensure your and your family's survival? Ponder on it a bit...it would get ugly wouldn't it?