FL 82 Year Old Homeowner Shoots & Kills Mask Man w/ WW2 Gun

An 82 year old Florida homeowner shot and killed an armed, masked man trying to break into his home. The gun used is described as a “Russian World War II Gun”. The robber was a career criminal responsible for multiple robberies in the area.

The suspected robber was described as a 24 year old man armed with what could have been several lethal weapons. I wonder if this senior citizen would have been able to effectively defend himself without a firearm, even though the suspect did not have a gun himself?