All above ground buildings will be searched by the desperate. Shooting at them just CONFIRMS the fact that you have something worth fighting for. A far more sensible plan is to have a concealed dugout nearby, with buried gear and food, a water source, and just wait it out. Houses burn too easily, don't stop bullets, and are otherwise vulnerable. For one thing, Waco and Ruby Ridge actually HAPPENED, people, dont think that BigBro AINT your enemy, cause he is. So your home, or any place you are known to frequent, must be considered to be a place you don't want to stay, or have your goodies stashed at. If you get into it with a gang, or cops (same thing) or a union beef, etc, your home is the last place you want to be, for quite a while, in fact.