Esther 8:11 By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to gather together and protect their lives—to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions,
Not only do they have the right to defend themselves, they have the responsibility to do so.
When I lived in NYC, I used to get tickets for the prize fights at Madison Square Gardens (live and streamed in from Las Vegas). I was always shocked how few of my friends wanted to go with me.
They would rather attend a modern ballet by Twyla Tharp.
Don't get me wrong, I love good cultural events as well. But I was shocked at what a bunch of pussies city folks were.
As an aside, a few did go with me to a bar on the upper East Side that was famous for its fist fights (its reputation for fights was its main attraction).