Poll: Never bring a knife to a gunfight

[havass]

90% of the people here don't even know HOW to use either weapon in a real fight. Believe me, if you meet with professionals, what you bring won't matter. Using a gun isn't all about pointing and pulling the trigger. Recoil is a big issue in real life, especially with guns that shoot fast. And a newbie handling a knife is more likely to cut himself than his target.

So what can you learn from this? Run.
Frankly, though, a knife will stand more of a chance in close-combat if the other guy has ran out of bullets. Still, basic martial arts training can teach you how to disarm, so it isn't a guarantee.

Unless you do it a la Assassin's Creed style.

 

[Myeth]

It's perfectly reasonable to bring a knife to a gunfight, just make sure to bring a gun too.

Yes, was about to say this, a knife is better than no knife, always.

Why not both?

And haha xD.

Gunblade. First thing I thought ^^

 

[Zeema]

What about a Knife that Shot Guns? or Vice Versa.

 

[KarumaK]

Gunfight does not immediately state "shoot-out".

In the event guns are being used as clubs a knife is indeed an advantage.

 

[Spade Lead]

In the immortal words of Big Boss "In close quarters, a knife can be more useless than a gun."

You don't need years of training to hit the broad side of a barn with a knife. Trust me, the movies lied, shooting a gun is haaaaard =C

Wasn't for me. I was damn close to qualifying sharpshooter the first time I picked up a pistol in boot camp.

 

[Treblaine]

Well armies have successfully used bayonets in combat for the best part of 200 years, they didn't become truly obsolete till the widespread adoption of personal fully automatic weapons like submachine guns and assault rifles. Even then, a Bayonet charge in Iraq by British Paras proved to be effective.

So yeah, bring a knife to a gunfight... but attach it to the end of a rifle, even if unloaded.

 

[monkey_man]

... unless you are a spy...
so, not always

 

[monkey_man]

... unless you are a spy...
so, not always
what is up with the captcha thinghy? It failed quite hard.

 

[Reaper69lol]

V for vendetta anyone?

 

[Flamezdudes]

Bring a knife to a gun fight.

Kill them while they're laughing.

EDIT: God damn Ninja's!

 

[AngloDoom]

Only if we're all fighting in a lift and everyone has their gun in a form of holster before they begin. And the holster can only be opened by completing a rubix-cube.

So, yes, under very specific circumstances.

 

[C95J]

What is with people complaining about these days, what, did you run out of things to complain about, or just got bored, so now you have to have something else to whine about?

It is a game just live with it they aren't gonna take knifes out...

 

[Nickolai77]

Personally, i would bring a gun to a knife fight. I fight dirty, that's my style.

 

[Random berk]

This reminds me of a situation I was in during an airsoft battle recently. I had flanked a guy who had some of my team pinned down. I came through the door, took carefull aim, and just as he looked around at me, I shot him three times in the chest. Or at least, I would have, if the rifle didn't choose that exact moment to jam. He was so surprised, he took a moment to turn and shoot me. If I had a plastic knife, or if a pretended strike with a fist or foot was allowed, then I'd have beaten him.

 

[Treblaine]

In the immortal words of Big Boss "In close quarters, a knife can be more useless than a gun."

You don't need years of training to hit the broad side of a barn with a knife. Trust me, the movies lied, shooting a gun is haaaaard =C

isn't he supposed to have said:

"knife can be more useful than a gun"

or

"Gun can be more useless than a knife"

And I think the think about knives in our instinctive human "Fight or Flight" response favours brute-force close-combat (i.e. hitting things with sharp or heavy things) rather than firearms. It comes from our "shitting in the bushes" stage of evolution where the main weapons we used were sharp rocks and clubs.

To be a good shot you need to be relaxed, calm and delicate... and an adrenal response doesn't help with that. You know the old saying "they key to winning a gunfight is learning to take your time when you are in a hurry".

 

[octafish]

According to Officer Malone bringing a knife to gunfight would be typical of an Italian gentleman.

 

[quhouv vhqwiufv qwiu]

Knives are fine if you have a way of stealthing so you can backstab people .

 

[GoldenEyedScout]

Knives are the backup weapons in games for a reason.

The firearm is the most powerful weapon a human being can wield, albeit with limitions.

One of which is ammo, and the larger a gun gets, the less manueverable it becomes.

Be prepared for if you should need a knife, but then again, we're on the escapist.
How many of us plan on getting into gun fights today?