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In reply to the discussion: New Concealed Carry poll [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)It is a brutal fact of life that as we get older we our physical fitness declines. I am a senior citizen. I have a disability. There is no way that I would be able to defend myself against a young street mugger, except by the use of a gun.
My wife, a few years ago, used her gun to prevent herself from being forced to open the office door. If she had opened it, the mugger would have then had to silence her so she couldn't call the police while he stole stuff. Since she was about 60 at the time, and a small (4'10" frail (osteoarthritis) woman, it is unlikely that she would have survived being silenced. When the would-be attack saw that she was armed, he fled. Nobody got hurt. Are you suggesting that she was an indolent slob for not trying to fight him using personal skill and strength?