Your gov't cannot protect you, nor do they have a legal duty to do so (you can't sue them if they fail to protect you). Anyway, if they wanted to do so, the first thing they would do is to seal off the borders to prevent illegals from coming here. Securing one large outer perimeter is much easier than attempting to secure tens of thousands of smaller, interior ones.
Since they have failed to do so (and apparently have no desire to do so) people are ultimately responsible for their own safety. As such, I avoid large crowds (which is easy since I don't like people anyway). In the event of a chemical attack, I plan to get outside and simply head upwind. In the event of something more "personal", my Mossberg and my SIG are up to the task of dealing with it.
16-good points:
"This "Homeland Security" stuff is a joke. It is little more than an excuse to expand the power of the federal gov't and it's control over our lives.
Your gov't cannot protect you, nor do they have a legal duty to do so (you can't sue them if they fail to protect you). Anyway, if they wanted to do so, the first thing they would do is to seal off the borders to prevent illegals from coming here. Securing one large outer perimeter is much easier than attempting to secure tens of thousands of smaller, interior ones.
Since they have failed to do so (and apparently have no desire to do so) people are ultimately responsible for their own safety."