Now .. 40 some years later, I am not even given the opportunity to choose the option to protect myself and family or not.
A dog learns not to chase cars by getting hit, and no one thinks the dog is bad or worse for getting hit, rather now considered a better dog.
I don't have a dog's chance.
As G. Gordon Liddy has stated for years, “I don’t own a gun.
But Mrs. Liddy has a helluv’a collection.” ;-)
Self defence is a natural right.
It supercedes the 2nd Amendment & The Declaration of Independence. Even though it is ALSO enshrined in the DoI. (The right to LIFE, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
Sorry to hear that. That’s just wrong!
Take up martial arts. Some of them, like Aikido or Jujuitsu require ZERO strength, just being limber is enough. In Aikido, no punches or kicks either. My former Aikido sensei once took out most of a New York street gang using nothing more than a rolled up newspaper. Didn't kill anybody but they were all laid out and cut to pieces pretty bad. This was like the 1970s. He taught us that little field expedient technique. Nowadays when I go to a city where my permit isn't recognized, the first thing I do is buy a newspaper, read a decent section that fits my hand well and then roll it up and put it under my offhand arm and go about my way. It's not a perfect solution but it's better than nothing.