In Texas, and certainly other states on the Gulf of Mexico, it's a practical matter as we always run the risk of hurricanes knocking out power for a few days. Safety is less of a concern as guns are relatively easy to buy.
In our home, we have canned goods, a propane powered generator, and a bunch of Ryobi batteries with inverters. I even got into amateur radio to have backup communications, just in case. We aren't preppers. But we are prepared.
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