Just want to be clear about this.
Let me get this straight and without any doubt.
So, if some Alex Karras (NFL player-type) decided to assault me or one of my family, It would be perfectly fine to blow his brains out with a 10mm round from a Glock Model 20, rather than clothes-lining him by smacking his teeth into his throat with a blackjack or bust his jaw with some brass knuckles?
I assume that I would be better off shooting him?
Maybe I am somewhat warped in my logic. If so, please educate and correct me.
However, my conscience tells me that there is something wrong with the logic that it is perfectly fine to shoot someone who is a threat, but it is wrong, immoral and illegal to smack him down with a sap.
Sadly the answer is yes. You can legally shoot them but you can't put knots on their head with a blackjack. How about another option...take karate! If you learn to beat the crap out of some dirtbag that really deserves it...it may make you fell good to do it.