I wish it were that simple Dwight. Some people cannot afford to move, cannot afford to lose the current job..... Living here, I have seen conditions slowly deteriorate around me (not particularly in my neighborhood). Some of my neighbors are on fixed incomes, there's one who is on disability. None of these can afford to move away. What can they do?
Right after Wilma last year, I was VERY glad I was armed. Within 2 days of the storm passing, some very unsavory characters from out of state slowly cruised our neighborhood. Those of us that were armed made a point to stand in our front yards as they passed showing them that we were. At night, I had a pistol and shotgun with at all times...