People who go about legally armed are taught to avoid conflict and confrontation. As people grow older, and hopefully, wiser, they become better practiced at avoiding conflict. Age exacts its toll in exchange. Nearly everyone gets slower; slower reflexes, balance deteriorates, you cannot run as fast. Even though I have maintained a disciplined aerobic program, I am nowhere near as fast as I was only a dozen years ago. Age also makes a person more attractive as a potential victim. If an assailant is aggressive, and faster than you, for …read more

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