I guess they have to guard all the toilet paper they hoarded?
Smart move.
No, not just because they hoarded toilet paper, but more directly because at times of emergency criminals see that as an opportunity to go on looting sprees. Here's a good example of needless harassment- [rochesterfirst.com]
Bet if that woman was armed those punks would have thought twice about assaulting and robbing her. Nevermind the fact that in alot of the well known liberal cities potentially violent inmates have been released during the Covid-19 pandemic, but that's a whole other story though...