The one who fights back retains his dignity and his self-respect.
The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor with which you execute it.
One of the notable aspects of the democratic process is that one need not know anything about a subject in order to pass laws about it.
Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight.
The one who anticipates the action wins. The one who does not, loses.
Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.