That's why gunpowder was invented.
“That’s why gunpowder was invented.”
Alas, the same infirmities of age which diminish my abilities and skills to defend myself in unarmed confrontations or with legal melee weapons (for example a cane), also degrade my capacities with firearms. I’d need a shotgun to hit anything smaller than the broad side of the barn, and unfortunately it Would hit the whole broad side of the barn. I would want to defend myself, not sweep the street!
I am a somewhat disabled senior citizen and cannot defend myself using the large muscle groups of my body. Therefore, I cannot defend myself from young violent rioters without recourse to the use of fine motor movements in my hands.