You stocked supplies with plenty of beans, bullets, and Band-Aids. You have backup plans to your backup plans and know your family can survive months without any contact from the outside world. You are ready for just about any cataclysmic event, should one happen. But are you really ready for the most important decision of your life and the life of your family members? How far would you go to protect your life and the life of a family member?

Preparing for disaster doesn’t necessarily mean you prepare for armed combat, but practically, disasters create an environment where the aggressor takes all from those unable to maintain control of their possessions.