When I review lists from any source including political sources, the first thing I concentrate on is - "What is blatantly missing for MY situation?".

The key word is MISSING. FEMA is a very political organization reporting to a very political government. I am surprised that they haven’t evolved to something like FOOD, WATER, CLOTHING AND A BIBLE!

In actuality, when FEMA shows up, there is a strong display of a whole class of survival items that FEMA NEVER mentions – SECURITY. They don’t recommend you stock security items, but they personally would never enter into a disaster area without them

Interestingly enough, not one list or person commenting on these lists mentions the absence of firearms. You must classify yourself as – SHEEP, WOLVES or SHEEPDOGS when you choose a personal list.

A good read – “On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs - Dave Grossman
http://www.mwkworks.com/onsheepwolvesandsheepdogs.html