Windthrown...
Sounds like you *have* been all over southern california! Spoken like a true native. Glad to hear that ya got properly outfitted, "L.A. Style"
Ever heard of ...I think it was B & B Guns, down there in the valley?
When those two guys in body armor held up the bank, with the car full of full-auto's and spare mags, B & B Guns opened up their arms lockers to the police and started equipping them all with assault rifles, since their pistols weren't stopping the blokes.
The fight didn't last much longer after that!
I remember the riots... Dad got sent with a bunch of the other CHP down to Watts to protect firemen, who were being shot and killed by rioters intent on looting the city clean. Came home with a car-door full of bullet holes. Amazing what a society is capable of around here.