I am not understanding the point of your posts. Terrorists do want to affect as many people as possible, so where better to do that than in a metropolitan area? I live in a town that has one signal light, one grocery store, and one gas station. I don't believe that terrorists are looking for some place of THIS description.

Terrorists can strike in any number of ways. Jeannette wants some form of protection. Are you indicating that since she can't routinely carry a sealed, all-dangers, fireman's helmet (and wear it all the time), that she shouldn't carry anything at all?

YOU can't protect yourself against all the possible dangers, so why are you suggesting that she can?

You do the best you can with what you can find, afford and carry. Then you hope you will never need any of it.

Sue