Currently I'm sittig in a room in rural Ireland, 36km fro the nearest police station, my neighbour across the field Paraig Nally is an interesting fellow...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_John_WardParaig, ain't a racist, although his experience brought out the racism in many Irish people, he'd have shot a martian just as happily for tormenting him the same way.
SO, here in rural Ireland, self defense is mandatory.. the state and law is but abstraction...
SO as I type, I have within 10 feet, 5 jians, 4 daos, 8 knives, a 50 pound recurve bow (hunting) and a 120 pound war bow and oh yea, a katana on a wall. In the next room there's 4 functional spears, and about 10 staffs, a further 2 jians and 2 european swords, and a rake of metal training jians and daos.
When I return back inside the main house, there will be two shillelaghs at the door, another hanging off a light switch inside the dining room, the house contains kids, so bar kitchen implements the next sabre is to be found in the corner of our bedroom, along with a retractable baton and a few knives...
Now, I'm pretty surgical with those weapons, and the law states as a martial artist I've good reason to have them, the law also changed thanks to Paraig above, and we no longer must retreat, but can use the force we deem necessary to defend ourselves, our family, and interestingly, our property!!!
For "my" system, weapons are essential, I've a family, and live isolated, an equalizer is essential.
The only question is should I have a hole dug somewhere in order to avoid retaliation from the scumbag relatives of scumbags, and prevent all the hassle of having to look over my shoulder if I get the police involved post an incident ? (I probably have enough petrol to torch a van in a nearby city and purge it of DNA, although perhaps I should also collect a few hairs from the local barber?
;-)