If someone is lucky enough to get old, they shouldn’t have to do anything. Retirement means you should get to sit on your hind end all day, watching daytime TV, eating slop and hard candy, and just generally enjoying your twilight years. But some old ladies don’t see it that way.

For a few select octogenarians, they know their twilight years means a dangerous night is right around the corner - and they’re prepared. 

Here are a bunch of old ladies who refuse to let their sons be the first line of defense. These silver-haired soldiers are armed with hot lead, or using their boney arthritic fingers to grip cold sharp steel. The nursing homes, the bingo halls and the hard candy jars will be safe with these brave retirees at the helm.