Just a comment regarding emergency responder response time:
Last summer I had a "cardiac issue" while working in my yard. I used my cell phone to call 911 (thought it was a heart attack because it quit beating for about 5 seconds or so, and I nearly passed out, turned out to be something else). The local fire/EMT station is only 1.3 miles from my house. It took them over 10 minutes to get to me. That was OK, as it turned out I was in no immediate danger, they took real good care of me and they ended up taking me to the ER which is 35 miles away.
My point is: If I had needed a police response or armed assistance, it could have been twice that long at least, due to the locations of the local county sheriff's depot, unless an officer just happened to be on the road closer to my house. Us people out in the thulies need to be able to look out for ourselves in that respect. A LOT of $41T can come down on you in 10 minutes.
+1. Living only about 45 miles outside of DC, we are still pretty country in my county. It is a large county with not many officers. If they happen to be at the southern end of the county, it would be a good 20 minutes plus before they could get to my place in the northern part of the county. And that is with them flying. It takes me about 40-45 minutes driving 5mph over the posted speed limit to get from one end to the other. And that is a 55mph main road.