It's a little hard to defend yourself when a 20+ something young man is standing inside your condo directly in front of a 79 & 81 old couple. It wouldn't have mattered if they had a grenade launcher in the next room. What can you do when someone, who works in the building, is standing inside your condo--someone who possesses 3x times the speed, reflexes, and strength than you?
If it was my 79yrs old mother, he could have just blew on her and she would have fallen backwards. She can hardly walk, and most 79 & 81yrs olds can barely move as well. They would have absolutely no defense against a man in his 20's. None. Zero. Nothing! They wouldn't have any defense against me either...and i'm in my 50's.
So, the talk about them being armed with whatever is a moot point. If i was standing in front of them, i would not allow them to leave my sight and go get a gun, or raise a gun, or even think about running for a gun.
It would be the exact same thing if a 20+yrs old and his friend was standing in my condo, with the idea of robbing me. Do you really think they are going to let me walk into another room to retrieve a gun or weapon?
When people you know are already standing inside your house, condo, or whatever, its already too late. Way too late. They know why they are there, you don't! They're not going to let you go get a weapon, or use your phone, or scream, or do anything else. A 25yrs old man, and especially two men, now have complete control over you once they have gained entry and are standing in front of you. In that situation, its best to give them what they want, try and keep them calm, and just hope they don't have any other intentions other than just robbing you.
If they had a weapon, it would have simply have been stolen from them, and no amount of macho talk, Good, Bad, & ugly stand-offs, I know Judo, I was a great boxer, or blah, blah, blah is going to do anything against a man one third your age.
frank