Martial Arts

Sometimes a victim can't use any weapon in defense.
For mental, physical, and social well being, martial arts
should be in every person's inventory, at any age.

Not only will you become physically and mentally better, your response to
perps will be quicker, even if just to give you time to make use of a weapon.

Don't start the training until you have become limber and reasonably strong,
and also know your physical limits. Whatever your size and condition, you
can interfere with a perp's plan, maybe enough to change the outcome,
with or without gunfire.

Even if you never need to make direct use of the training, it's helpful in life.
And you will have more chances to evade the full impact of any attack,
and take effective action.
.