There are two kinds of targets: soft and hard. The goal is to become as hardened a target as possible.

Examples of soft targets: drunk walking down a dark street in a high crime area, or a small child left alone in the front yard on a busy street.

Examples of hard targets: group of military personnel walking down a well lighted street in a low crime area, or a grandmother with a cane watching a child playing.

Hard targets avoid unnecessary risks. Some examples: chasing bad guys around blind corners. Coming home finding the front door kicked in, running into the house to see what has been stolen or damaged before law enforcement arrives to clear the premises and make sure the bad guys have left.

Security plans for homes, businesses, or America start with securing perimeter and policing premises.

Since America’s federal government is not reducing unnecessary risks by securing borders, seriously identifying and detaining potential terrorists, or deporting illegal immigrants; security for American citizens must evolve to surviving “the hit”.

Partial solutions for patriots choosing not to live in caves:

1. Awareness, pay attention to what is going on around you.

2. The idea that any public bureaucrat will ever be a first responder is beyond unaware. First responders always have been and always will be survivors of the attack. American patriots need to attend a “free” two hour emergency medical class reviewing basic treatment for managing burns, broken bones, debris and gunshot wounds, shock, and heart attacks.

The best gift Americans could give every American this year, start utilizing volunteers from community police, fire, emergency medical response units, and non-profits insuring every American has the opportunity to be better first responders.

3. Take necessary training to qualify for a concealed carry permit.

4. Next, and there will always be a next, patriots should continue improving their individual and family security skills.

Never forget, being morally right does not make you smarter. Never ever equate ruthless sadistic hatred with being stupid.

How would you manage the following scenario? Ninety plus percent of electricity in the United States is managed by the private sector. No problem with security-conscious capitalism. However, some of these companies may be trying to maximize profits by relying on less than adequate security personnel and systems.

The product is distributed among five to six nation wide grids. Not telling you anything bad guys do not already know. Industry experts have reported that appropriate physical or software sabotage could disrupt service for up to six months in some areas. The most likely terrorist tool, probably a virus capable of camouflaging itself spread by slave computers.

Imaging living under the following conditions for three to six months:

1. No cash from ATM, debit cards, credit cards, and checks.

2. No gasoline, as gas pumps will not work.

3. No food check out registers will not work.

4. No public water for drinking or fires.

5. No sewage disposal,

6. No government retirement or welfare checks.

7. No working air conditioners, heaters, or hot water.

8. No working refrigerators, freezers, stoves, or microwaves.

9. No lights for homes, businesses, or street intersections.

10. No working telephones including cell phones.

11. No internet, e-mails, no working computers

12. No working televisions or video games.

13. No emergency medical services or home life support systems.

14. No prescription drugs.

15. Inadequate law enforcement.

16. No local print or broadcast news.

Why should I continue? The point has been made. Who will the non-prepared have to depend on, FEMA and over whelmed city, county, and state bureaucracies. By the time martial law is imposed, most urban areas will be over run with rabid souls, and most rural areas will have turned into shoot anything that moves zones.

Later discussion can include preventive strategy: Beat bad guys before they near leather, beat them before they clear leather; does not matter; just beat them before they start.

An initial bad decision or a one half second mistake in security can change your life forever. It is one thing to learn to live with client fools ignoring advice and getting hurt or killed. It is quite another learning how to live knowing your apathy resulted in getting you family raped, butchered, or massacred.

Maybe, and just maybe if enough citizens learn to protect their families, America's patriots just might save their great constitutional republic.