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Mike S wrote: I know a couple "70+ year olds" that would be offended by being referred to as "elderly men". Danged good shooters, too!

But age is a valuable "card" when justifying disparity of force.

I'm 57, which isn't old in the strictest sense, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it as a defense.

Pawpaw wrote:Don't mess with an old guy. He's too tired to fight you and too old to take a whoopin', so he'll just kill you.

Otherwise known as disparity of force, and age can certainly come in handy when invoking that defense.