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Do You Think Carrying Around a Knife is Normal?
- Thread starter NaOH
- Start date
"that's not a knife"
Black88GTA
Diamond Member
Useful for some scenarios, I guess. But not really the ones you mentioned.
Chances are, if you are attacked, they will outnumber you. And probably at least one of them will have a gun on them. I would think the last thing you want to do is pull a knife on a gun-toting thug.
Cut off your seat belt - in the very unlikely scenario this will be required, maybe. But why not keep one in the car for this purpose?
If you get hungry...wtf?
IDK, I don't really see the point. But then, I hate toting around extra stuff I will almost certainly not need. I already have wallet, keys, cellphone, mints, contact case, and usually some random change filling my pockets.
Chances are, if you are attacked, they will outnumber you. And probably at least one of them will have a gun on them. I would think the last thing you want to do is pull a knife on a gun-toting thug.
Cut off your seat belt - in the very unlikely scenario this will be required, maybe. But why not keep one in the car for this purpose?
If you get hungry...wtf?
IDK, I don't really see the point. But then, I hate toting around extra stuff I will almost certainly not need. I already have wallet, keys, cellphone, mints, contact case, and usually some random change filling my pockets.
0roo0roo
No Lifer
small one sure. too big or scary and it might look suspicious. for hiking or walking the dog at night, i have a 3.5" folding knife. meeting strays at night is rather scary so its better than nothing. normally i just have a small pocket knife.
btw still on sale
REI if u want has, gerber paraframe 2 pack
btw still on sale
REI if u want has, gerber paraframe 2 pack
Doctorweir
Golden Member
Back in 9th grade there was a time when everyone carried butterflies...but just for showing off tricks in the break rather than stabbing teachers 😉
0roo0roo
No Lifer
as for seatbelts.. its amazing they sell these kinda corny things. http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/8e0c/
always see em around christmas.. other ones have cheesy sharp cone spike thats supposedly for hamering glass or something silly. big ol chunk of cheap plastic.
always see em around christmas.. other ones have cheesy sharp cone spike thats supposedly for hamering glass or something silly. big ol chunk of cheap plastic.
NaOH
Diamond Member
lol, one of my friends got one for christmas.
btw, 0roo0roo thanks for the heads up on that sale. I'll give my gf one and keep one for myself.
Of course you wouldn't want to play hero and flail around a knife only to get shot. But i'll be damned if I'm stuck in a situation where it's either me or him. I'll go at him with whatever I have.
A couple guys at my school were up late playing xbox one night. These two robbers came iin with guns attempting to rob them. Suprisingly, they fought back and beat up the robbers pretty bad and even got the guns from one of them. They ended up shooting one iin the groin and beating the other to a bloody pulp. The robbers only lived because the guns jammed on the group of guys who owned the place.
Needless to say, they were damned lucky. I know that had nothing to do with knives, but I still kinda want one to keep in my room/car.
Doctorweir
Golden Member
Well, at least it was legal in the Germany of 1990 😀
I don't carry knives anymore today, I learned to kill with my bare hands 😛 😉
judasmachine
Diamond Member
i find it a little weird. if you're assailed, your toothpick will probably be worthless vs. their gun. besides where are you that you are being attacked?
I dont see anything wrong with it.
I carry a fixed bladed knife clipped to the inside of one of my pockets. I've never had to use it to defend myself, but I have used it to open letters and boxes.
Personally for self defense I prefer a firearm, althought if it were in a closer grappling situation a knife would probably be easier to draw and use though. Thats why its good to carry both.
I carry a fixed bladed knife clipped to the inside of one of my pockets. I've never had to use it to defend myself, but I have used it to open letters and boxes.
Personally for self defense I prefer a firearm, althought if it were in a closer grappling situation a knife would probably be easier to draw and use though. Thats why its good to carry both.
10% OC is better. 😉 Or worse, if you get sprayed with it... I'd rather get shot though.
got a 2.5" blade on my keys which is handy for opening boxes, letters and all that. Realisticly, you'd not be able to get it out, unfold it and and effectively use it in a fight, I recon. those of you who have actually been in or witnessed a fight will know that it's all over in 30 seconds, and is nothing like the hollywood movies you see. You don't have a stand-off at ten feet, slowly circling each other or BS like that. It's a quick, very close quartered scuffle in a pub or club. Usually he who gets the first punch in wins. A better weapon for defense is a pair of steel toecapped boots that allow you to walk freely about, but give you the instand ability to bust someone's knees/nuts without putting your jaw within striking distance.
letdown427
Golden Member
Fixed.
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