Few are buying guns and ammo to protect themselves from the government. They are buying them to protect themselves from other citizens should riots break out an

Few are buying guns and ammo to protect themselves from the government. They are buying them to protect themselves from other citizens should riots break out and rule of law break down, even momentarily. In the last 30 years there have been riots in the US after the announcement of the results of criminal trials in which millions of dollars in damages and people attacking each other. People assault each other every year during Black Friday sales. It's not all that absurd of a notion that it might be good to be able to protect oneself in the event of a truly destructive pandemic.