Forearm-secured portable weapon shield

A portable weapon shield, configured to be secured to a forearm of a human subject, the shield comprising:

• a base having a front and a back and a pair of opposed sides, the base configured to mitigate a directed threat;
• a handgrip affixed to the back of the base in a location defining a proximal portion of the base, the proximal portion being distinct from a distal portion of the base;
• a pair of rails affixed to the back of the base at the distal portion thereof, with a first rail affixed to a first one of the sides and a second rail affixed to a second one of the sides;
• a set of adjustable straps threaded through the pair of rails and forming a set of loops, the straps configured to support the base when the forearm of the human subject is inserted through the set of loops in a manner so that a hand of the human subject associated with the forearm is gripping the handgrip;
• wherein, when the hand is gripping the handgrip and oriented vertically, the base extends vertically upward beyond the handgrip and vertically downward below an elbow of the subject, the base having a width at the proximal portion that is greater than a width at the distal portion;
• and
• a layer of resilient padding mounted to the back of the base to protect against trauma to the forearm caused by the directed threat.