If someone throws a punch at me, or pushes me in anger or something, he doesn't deserve to have a loaded gun leveled at his chest or killed. He would have to have a weapon and obviously about to use it on me in order for me to be threatened enough to pull my gun on him.
I disagree.
Here's something to consider...
There is no such thing as a fair fight and there never was!
Unless the guy is pissing drunk he is not going to attack anyone who he thinks might kick his butt.
In other words...men assault those whom they are confident that they can beat.
And the only reason they might think that they can beat their opponent is if they have an advantage over that opponent...it might be strength, surprise, fighting skill, size or weight, an unseen weapon, or maybe even some friends nearby.
Keeping this in mind, only a fool will go toe-to-toe with someone who is physically aggressive toward them.
I'm just an average 40 year old guy.
And while I'm not in poor physical condition by any means, I'm not an UFC fighter either.
Why should I be expected to risk being beaten to death by someone bigger and stronger and faster than myself just because that person is unarmed?
I'm a radiologic technologist in a hospital and I image folks everyday who have been beaten.
And I can tell you with 100% certainty that an unarmed man is not to be taken lightly.
I've seen guys who were just kicked and punched, no weapons involved, who have suffered various injuries such as:
crushed facial bones, broken jaw, smashed teeth, broken ribs, collapsed lungs, ruptured testicles, ruptured bladders, ruptured eyeballs, hearing loss, crushed trachea, kidney damage, broken legs, broken arms, fractured skull, brain damage, spinal fractures, and nerve damage.
And they rack up enormous medical expenses often sending them in a downward spiral of debt that they will probably never get out of.
And many will require continuing physical therapy for the rest of their life.
And some no doubt will lose their job and the ability to support their family because of the damages they received.
If you want to risk that kind of damage simply because the other guy is unarmed then that's certainly your right.
But don't think less of those who are not willing to be someone else's punching bag.