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List these weapons from most diverse to least valuable during a worst case disaster scenario?

THIS IS A LITTLE LONG, I'M SORRY, BUT PLEASE TAKE TWO MINUTES TO READ AN ANSWER. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT GREATLY. First off, I want to say I am not crazy. Do I believe something catastrophic will happen to us? I don't plan on it and I hope it doesn't. Do I want to be prepared so I can keep me and my family safe if it does happen? Yes. So please don't respond with something I might be over reacting to, I just want to be prepared for anything. Here is my list . . . 3 Harpoons: I can fish with them, use them as spears, I can make booby traps with them(I can use them in my stair well), and they are a silent some what long distance weapon. A BB gun magnum pistil: Can be intimidating, is a long distance weapon, and can fire repeatedly(By the way, I don't like guns. My friend was killed by one, I just like weapons that can either kill/harm to a point they can do no more harm at close range with knives, tomahawks, ect. or are like BB guns, semi non lethal). Blow gun: Can be versitle when it comes to the extent of damage I want done to a threat(I can coat them in poison or just leave them the way they are and everything in between), is a long range weapon, accurate, the resources(darts and rod) are easy to fix or obtain, and stealthy. Israli gas mask: Acts as protection, concielment, and intimidating(I choose the israli gas mask over othhers for that reason). Sorry that was long, but I wanted to be specific. To you people who read everything and made it this far, thank you very much. All I want you to do is list those three items from 1 to 4, 4 being the least desirable and 1 being the most. Again, thank you.

Public Comments

1. Out of all those, the harpoons would be number one...that is, if you had a harpoon gun to shoot it with. If not, then the blow gun. But a rifle has even longer range and can be just as stealthy if you know how to use it. A BB gun is nothing, and it can be inaccurate. It'll go plink on someone wearing tactical gear. The gas mask would be second. And between the two, it depends what situation on the situation. If there was a NBC attack, of course the mask would be more valuable. Who needs a harpoon for fishing unless you're going whaling. You can buy a small portable line for cheap or make your own. Even a sharpened stick from the woods or a cut plastic bottle as a catcher will do. Those toys won't intimidate anyone. You want to be intimidating, get real firearms. If you're preparing for the worst and want to protect your loved ones, think. Think about everyone else who have guns and are willing to harm you and/or take what you have by force...what are you going to do to a gang of armed thugs with a blowgun or BB pistol when they're sporting AR15s or Glocks or Remingtons or AKs or Rugers or M16s or whatever? And if they have enough gear and body armor to cross the Rhine unscathed? If civil order breaks down, it's every man for himself. How much you're willing to harm someone else depends how serious you are at protecting yourself and others. Can you do it? That's a decision you have to make personally. I don't like guns either and I'm no gunslinging nut with CCWs and gun racks in my truck or the good old boy type, but that's the best way to defend yourself, when everybody else has guns. Even a crossbow is better than all three you've listed, and you can use it to hunt game. Making poison tipped darts is more suffering and a slower death than getting killed by a gunshot. With those four things, you might as well hide somewhere and hope no one with a gun discovers you. Maybe they'll be useful against a burglar or if you can ambush a lone unsuspecting gunman. Then even a taser or can of mace or some judo moves will do. The old cold war era Russian gas masks are the most creepy and intimidating, by the way. Like a PBF or Schms. Those are most likely designed for the true psychological fear factor. It's camouflage patterns, dark clothing, face paint, ghillie suits, prowess, and cleverness conceals you. Not a gas mask. I'll bet you can still be spotted easily if you're just wearing a gas mask. And you'll be more intimidated of a guy wearing no gas mask but has a gun instead of him being scared of you wearing something that could be used for halloween. With the gas mask, you can probably intimidate...puppies and children...