I agree totally! I am a member of an Emergency Team here in Oklahoma. 9 or 10 of our members are scheduled to head to NO sometime next week. I don't have the vacation time or I'd be among them.

I understand eveyones frustration with the red tape, but we do have to consider that if there were no red tape...someone would gripe at the end when the bill comes that there was no oversight...so we reap what we sow.

I have always planned on carrying a weapon, regardless of the weight factor...my life..my family safety vs, a few pounds..easy choice there. I have a Rem 870 pump...not as compact as your choice, but paid for and barrel can easily be cut off.

I also like the plan of using the wagon. I mean, I work in Tulsa, not a major or very large city, but I see traffic in the afternoon...then I imagine that there's some sort of emergency in the middle of that...and yeah, I can picture myself walking home, can also see it the other way with people leaving..good idea.

I like your thinking, keep your head down in NO.