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Are the Amish ready and willing to fend off determined invaders? How fast can they smelt bullets?

Surprisingly quickly. A shot tower will make hundreds/thousands at a time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_tower

Okay, so every Amish community is outfitted with a defensible shot tower, and these are pre-built to be used after SHTF and society collapses around them? Where are they importing the lead?

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