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I read a few days ago that it was a misconception to believe that having a goodly supply of weapons and ammo would stop the hoards from overtaking you. It went on to say that eventually, they would overtake you. But this definitely doesn't line up with things such as what you've mentioned regarding the LA riots. Ditto for the aftermath of Katrina down in NOLA. The hoards are teachable by force if anything. Once they learn that it's a life threatening ordeal to go into certain areas, they tend to AVOID those areas and others like them. Also, historically they spread the word to others to avoid those areas! They DON'T regroup and form a strategy on overtaking the defended areas. They just stay away and move to those areas which aren't defended. There are too many of those, so why mess with the ones that are defended? They might be mean, violent, and murderous, but they're not stupid or suicidal. :-)

I would say that it is indeed beneficial to have a large store of weapons and ammunition, as well as a network of people who can put them to good use for a common defense. Historically, they should do very well against the hoards.

It’s like the Police Officer that spoke with our neighborhood watch said most burglary deterrents (ie alarms, bars, dogs..) will not keep a determined theif out but a thief is naturaly lazy or they wouldn’t be a thief, why work so hard when he can go a few doors down and find a house with none of those things and be able to walk right in and walk right out.

...it was a misconception to believe that having a goodly supply of weapons and ammo would stop the hoards from overtaking you.

Perhaps it is.

But if you can "attrit" the hoards a little before they overtake you, you will have still done your neighbors a final service.