Reply #15: Funny you should mention that, I've lived through 4 direct hits by the following hurricanes...

[Shagbark Hickory]

Including Andrew (a cat 5), Frances and Jeanne which were cat 2's that hit the same exact location 2 weeks apart, the former stalled over the area for 2 days. Andrew peeled the roof off over our heads as we huddled in a windowless room.

The only reason one could think of to need a gun after that is to kill themselves with.

Now I that I moved north to the "south" where people walk around supermarkets with guns strapped to their belts, I'm pretty sure I know the reason is not to hunt or protect themselves from aligators.