Look to join a gun club in your area.
One follows the other.
It's not as easy as you lead yourself to believe. There are huge trust issues for good reasons.
If you are so close to Clown HQ then you are also close to people of like mind, they just don't have the means available you do. Suck it up, drop the pretenses and lower your expectations, then head West young man.
You seem to believe your station in life precludes associating with the common man. If that is the case you are doomed. Good luck.
Very gently start small conversations centered around rich people and their Doomsday bunkers. Try to single out anyone who emanates a kindred vibe.
Start paying attention to which neighbors seem to be having the most UPS, FED Ex , Amazon and USPS delivery trucks showing up in front of their house. Dead giveaway for someone prepping in this day and age.
BTW, I am someone you wouldn't associate with, I guarantee it.
Start doing internet searches for old military manual PDF's. There are tons of the on the net for free. Download and save them. They can show you many Force Multipliers . Self defence, booby trappping your perimeter using non injurious methods to detect trespassers, all kinds of good information on the net.
Biggest piece of advice I can give you at this point?
Youtube is your best bet.
No joke.
I use it constantly.
Haven't seen you for a while. Guitars still in tune?