Would you simply give up and let them attack you?
Would you fight back with your hands?
If you had a stick, would you fight back with a stick?
If you had a baseball bat, would you use it against someone that was hurting your children?
If you had something that would stop them immediately and permanently, would you use it?

– Author Unknown

(or would you decide it’s not likely anyone would ever attack you and therefor not even think about the question?)