Poll: Have you ever carried a weapon for self defense ?
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Most of the time I carry a knife, wear a heavy belt buckle and have on hand some sort of aerosol.
When I can't have that, I make sure to have something like a drink in a glass bottle, a blunt object, hot cup of coffee or a backpack to make space between myself and a potential attacker. Sometimes I'll even light a cigarette even though I don't smoke.
I live in and frequent dangerous parts, and have been hassled and almost assaulted on a few occasions.
When I can't have that, I make sure to have something like a drink in a glass bottle, a blunt object, hot cup of coffee or a backpack to make space between myself and a potential attacker. Sometimes I'll even light a cigarette even though I don't smoke.
I live in and frequent dangerous parts, and have been hassled and almost assaulted on a few occasions.
This is a movie myth, don't believe it.
Must be nice living in your world. Your goal isn't to get into fights, it's to get out of them WITHOUT having to draw your weapon. If you pull your weapon, you've just changed everything, both legally and mentally. Just flipping a butterfly knife around isn't going to scare someone who's really after your life. Not to mention that when you're in a stressful situation that could lead to a fight, do you reaaaaally think your nerves are going to be the same as when you're just chilling at home and flipping your butterfly about? Five bucks says you flub your fancy little display and potentially drop your knife. Now what?Ushario said:
Butterfly knives are good for one thing, just dicking around with at home so you can impress your friends for laughs. If you really want to carry a folder, get a switch blade or if it's illegal in your area, a non-assisted opening folder built for tactical carry.
Secondly, coming up from behind with a stilletto? What the shit? Turn in your sharp point objects mate, cause you don't have the right mindset to be carrying anything for self defense. This isn't a game, this is real life. You aren't shanking anybody because that's fucking murder. You go to jail for that you know.
As you should.
Intelligent citizens that carry weapons for self-defense (and I mean just intelligent weapon carriers, not that the only intelligent people are the ones that carry a weapon. In fact, some people should just stay far, far way from them. ANYWAY) are never hoping to get into a fight. I don't want to EVER be put in that situation. No one does..well...not sane people at least. Hell, here in Alaska, I don't even want to be put in a situation where I'm just using my gun to scare off or potentially kill a pissed off animal (see: bear/wolf/etc.). People who carry don't have a disrespect for life and don't want to use violence to solve any problem. We're just interested in protecting the safety of ourselves and those we care about.
It's okay. I'm still saving up for a pimped out panzer tankJester Lord said:
http://media.techeblog.com/images/panzertank.jpg
if nobody carries a weapon then the worst your going to get is a fist fight, if everyone has a gun...you're pretty much fucked. At least thats how everyone in my area sees it, (yes even the little wannabe thugs that smoke crack at the bus stop).
To me, feeling safe isn't whether or not i have a bigger gun than the other guy but in the fact that if i do get mobbed the worst im going to get is a kick or a punch; not that its likely to get mobbed around my home/school its a pretty good neighborhood.
EDIT: Also the risk of getting caught would put my career in jeopardy.
To me, feeling safe isn't whether or not i have a bigger gun than the other guy but in the fact that if i do get mobbed the worst im going to get is a kick or a punch; not that its likely to get mobbed around my home/school its a pretty good neighborhood.
EDIT: Also the risk of getting caught would put my career in jeopardy.
Most of the posts on this thread disturb me.
Well, thats America for you I guess.
As for me, no I don't. I merrily bare my fangs and hiss.
Well, thats America for you I guess.
As for me, no I don't. I merrily bare my fangs and hiss.
Just an umbrella, but the convenient thing about that is that it's not a weapon until you want it to be.
So, American? yes?LaughingTarget said:
So, American? Yes?Jester Lord said:
You wonder why you guys have the highest gun crime ratio eh?
Anyway, for me, I used to carry a blade when I thought it made me cool. Here in Canada it's, cept maybe in Toronto or is organized crime related, always fisticuffs. Thank god.
Haha. Sounds like a few guys are BSing. It's funny but this topic sounds more serious.
I have taken Chinese Kenpo for 7 years, I've never really carried a weapon nor had a need to.
I have taken Chinese Kenpo for 7 years, I've never really carried a weapon nor had a need to.
Haha, that's hilarious, no one carries around that much weaponry in America XDTheMatt said:
I assumed he was talking about the middle east or gun-fight-topia, where all people that post on the internet about being "from the hood" are.
I never go out enough to need any heh.
Anyway, crime round here in Lincoln (England) is pretty low. If I moved to the states I probably would.
Anyway, crime round here in Lincoln (England) is pretty low. If I moved to the states I probably would.
It't not that our lives are dangerous or we are paranoid but that we looked at the options and decided the option to defend ourselves(though lethal force) is a good thing. Is having a fire extinguisher or first aid kit in your car/boat/motorcycle due to paranoia? After all chances are very slim you will ever need them. Likewise with firearms yeah there is only a one in 1000 chance I'd ever have to use it this year but I want that option. Rather than being at the mercies of a theif/mugger/etc.S.H.A.R.P. said:
That line"violence solves nothing" is fine and dandy sounding but tell that to the couple that was carjacked raped and killed in my town.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Channon_Christian_and_Christopher_Newsom
Yeah the capacity for violence sure wouldn't of helped them. Thank God he(chris) didn't have a gun otherwise who knows what the criminals might have done.
The USA is not as dangerous as you guys seem to think it is. Totally serious, the USA is one of the safest places on Earth, I dunno what you guys are talking about.
There haven't been many situations in which I've felt ill-at-ease enough to warrant weapons, but I've done so, because you never know for sure. You don't want to know what I will carry or what I'll do with it.
When I get home I'll post a link of a study I did on US gun crime. Basics are:
You can't treat the US as a homogenous nation.
Gun murder is dominated by Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis and D.C., all have effective bans on all weapons
The most dangerous places have low gun ownership rates
Gun murder nearly exclusively in narcotics crime
If America legalized drugs, our muder rate would be lower than Western Europe.
You can't treat the US as a homogenous nation.
Gun murder is dominated by Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis and D.C., all have effective bans on all weapons
The most dangerous places have low gun ownership rates
Gun murder nearly exclusively in narcotics crime
If America legalized drugs, our muder rate would be lower than Western Europe.