But I suspect that the USA is quite a different to England due to the fire arms situation and the risk to life being involved in an actual Riot.
Typically, shooting during riots in the USA comes from the police or the troops, not from rioters.
The US Federal Government internal security agencies within the USA has some very effective intelligence gathering networks and its recent ammunition purchases indicate that they are possibly preparing for a very serious potential situation on a scale previously unknown.
I respectfully disagree with the second half of that statement. Riots in the USA are essentially never dealt with by Federal law enforcement. They are the domain of municipal and county law enforcement, with the escalation path going to the state police, then the afflicted state's governor and from there to the National Guard.
Ammo is cheapest when purchased in bulk. I would not read anything into the recent ammo purchases that have hit the news.
For example the electronic Food rationing system (administered by a well known Wall Street Banking Firm), which have almost 1/6 of the countries population dependent in the US could be subject to systemic economic failure. Even if this hand to mouth system was recoverable even after a week or two, this could be too late.
Do you mean welfare (oops, sorry, "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families")? TANF is most certainly not a food rationing system.
I really wouldn't dismiss this as not being a serious issue requiring at least some preparation planning out of hand.
It's good to be prepared for at least a few days of self-sufficiency, and riots are a reasonable threat to prepare against if you live in or near a large city. But despite the best-intentioned efforts of administrations current and past, we seem to be able to truck along in one fashion or another.
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