In the post hurricane world of FL, this is not an essoteric debate in a vacume. In 1992 after andrew, an armed homeowner was the only home security avalable.
(btw I thought it was midnight monday not sunday. ?)
I'm going by the "official" countdown clock on http://awbansunset.com/index.html. If anybody would know for sure, I'm assuming it's these guys. The various firearms boards I visit are using this clock, so I'm assuming it's true.