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Ok .... I'll sum it all up quicky ...
Guns/knives/bombs etc don't kill folks ... people kill people ... I'm just saying if you don't all run around armed the likelyhood goes down quite a bit !!;)
But yeah I have a leatherman knife ... but to fix things with ... not for stabbing anyone .... !
i never go anywhere without my swiss army knife.
Wenger Tradesman
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it is usually enough to handle what i come accross, but sometimes you just need more. So I am saving up for one of these:
Victorinox Swiss Champ XLT
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50 features. probably more than what i need, but I want it so badly.
I have a regular took kit here at work. I don't think a pocket knife works well in the corporate environment I'm in.
I do have a HUGE Swiss Army Knife I like to keep in my car. It's a lot like the one photo above.
Someone forgot it in my office a long time ago and I just laid claim to it. I've had it for 8 years now. Saved me in a pinch several times.
I always have my knife on me.....When I started here about 3 weeks ago our MIS head gave me greif over it....but its come in handy every single day so far and he has laid off giving me grief about it.
PLus, I work in the middle of downtown here. Need something on my person. ;)
Incidently, when I taught her how to look after herself, I made a concious decision not to teach her to use a knife. I wasn't sure she would be able to defend herself as well as she did, if her and her assailant were both unarmed, then the worst she would probably get is knocked about a bit, if she pulled a knife and it was taken off her, that could have been a different story. I also didn't want to see her done for possession of a weapon or assault/murder with a weapon.Quote:
Originally posted by jaeger
As for the female friend, being able to defend yourself unarmed is nice but I prefer stacking the deck in my favor whenever possible.
That openly carried weapons bit was meant in terms of everyone capable of handling a weapon carrying one and being intelligent enough not to get into a situation where they can't defend themself. I personally believe a well-armed and capable citizenship is the best way to cut back on crime. I agree that a knife is a poor weapon to carry if you want to defend yourself. The guy who took on the bouncer is kind of stacking the deck for the concept of any self defense weapon being as dangerous to its owner as anyone else. Bouncers tend to be bigger than hell, know how to fight effectively unarmed, and are paid to be on the lookout for nutters.
What the best weapon is is a matter of circumstance, who attacks you, how many, what training you have, local laws. I know I can beat the living piss out of someone who attacks me whether I'm armed or not, the methods I use have a bias towards anything but a firearm (though I can handle one of these particularly well), personal preference is also a major factor.