[quote=Wired]
I don't understand. The military is gone as far as I know and it's not like guns are a rarity in the U.S.
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maybe, but the closest we have to military (in this rp) are town militias, and while guns may be somewhat easy to find in the usa, caring for them is alot more difficult and the expenses in a post apocalypse would be astronomical to do it properly. while i can just make a breach loaded, single shot shot gun out of some scrap metal, a 2x4 and some tools. all of which would be abundant in this situation, not to mention if it ever needed maintenance then i could just scrap it and make another :P