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![]() | my friend also gave me what i guess is supposedly this ninja weapon( at least thats what he said). its a small metal spike , but the end isnt sharp, it narrows but its dull. u can use it to hold while u punch to make ur fist stronger,jab it into a muscle, or u can jab it into someones ribs, or put in parts were a bone is covered by a thin layer of skin to break it it or cause pain. it looks like it would be a cool weapon and very legal. sometimes u can buy more dangerous ones that are hard plastic, but the end is a sharp spike u can stab people with. doesnt look legel though.does anyone know about this weapon. i think knives are cool if u carry one responsibly. u can defend urself very well with a blade. all it takes is a small cut to send someone into shock. |
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| Registered User | I used to carry protection, but I'm married now so there's no use for any reason. First, if you know there are bad characters on a trail you take to school and you truely are looking to keep yourself safe, then don't go down that trail. Walk around. Self defense starts at avoidance. If you want to carry a weapon, legally, I'm all for it. But not if you are carrying it to feel more confident to walk through a known high risk area that can be avoided.
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![]() | Not sure where you live, but if people are getting shot you may want to have the same weapons. Never bring just a knfe to a gunfight, is my point. I'm in Texas, so going to classes and getting a permit is real easy. You'll want to go to a firing range periodically to make sure you are sufficiently proficient with the weapon, and safe. Avoiding the conflict is obviously the very best choice. |
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![]() | Must suck to feel that you need to carry a weapon around. I know that some people over here carry pocket knifes and so forth but it's highly uncommon. I have nvere even thought about it. If someone tries to mug me and they are armed I tend to think that I have a better chance at not getting hurt if I pull my wallet out rather then if I pull a knife or gun out. Since so few people are armed the criminals are rarely armed with guns sso shootings are extremely uncommon. Almost unheard of. |
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![]() | I come from a pretty good neighbor hood but I have had more than my fair share of run ins with people pulling weapons on me, guns, knives etc. My opinion is that carrying a weapon around is pretty pointless and just asks for trouble. In my experiance when your being threatend with a weapon its mostly just talk. Most people dont want to get charged with assault with a deadly weapon or worse murder. The knife or gun is there to intimidate you into doing what they want. However, when you pull out a weapon as well the situation changes. The guy now has to think about protecting his life from you, and is gunna get edgy and will be way more likely to use his weapon. I have been in two situations where I have had a gun pulled on me. And I know there would have been no way for me to try to use any kind of weapon with out getting myself shot. I feel like your just better off with out. |
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and yeah your right you cant just pull out a weapon if your being robbed and assume thats gunna scare someone off. If you have it you need to be prepared to use it. | |
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| Registered User | I'm agreeing with alot of what H2H had to say. You may, but I won't try and guess what some criminal may or may not do. Their criminals. And carrying a weapon is a viable option for self defense. And it should be dealt with in a safe a mature manner.
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| Registered User | Fixed my post up there. Used quote tags instead of bold, oops. Even if you are carrying a weapon, that doesn't automatically mean you have to pull it out and use it. It means you have an equalizer. You just have to make the decision depending on the given situation. Also, your first action my not be to draw the weapon. You may need to start pre-emptively with a strike opening up the drawing of the weapon.
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![]() | I live in Sweden, and we are blessed to have very few crimes with firearms involved. Also, I think that the would be robber over here would think twice about killing someone if he can just mug them (as in I give up my stuff and don't put up a fight). A simple robbery won't give hime/her more than 2-4 years, with them getting out in mayb 1,5 if the follow the rehab programs and whatnot, while murder would give them life, which generally means atleast 15 years before any chance of getting out. Quite a big difference. So I still think that if someone is aiming a gun at me or has a knife at my throat I will be better off just giving him the cash then if I pull out a weapon of my own. If I do I am either forcing him to use his weapon, or I will be forced to use mine, and I don't really want to kill anyone, even a criminal. |
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![]() | obviously im not gonna try and use a knife on someone who has a gun aimed at me, and thats not what i carry it for. its only for when i need it and i am able to use it. |
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Also, I tend to belive that if every other person is armed then the criminals will need to get bigger weapons or use them in a more brutal way. If the mugger knows that there is basicly no chance of the victim packing a gun he will likely just have to show his piece to get compliance. If on the other hand he thinks that there is a big risk of the victim beeing armed he may want to just shoot first, and ask questions later. Easy access to firearms for everyone means easy access for criminals to. But this is of cource my opinion, and it is hard to prove wich way works. No one knows how Sweden would work with easy access to firearms, and no one knows how the US would work with more restrictions, so all we can do is make theories about it. Yellow bicycle? Never heard of that.. | |
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