tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post2724766676899070813..comments2024-03-28T17:37:39.434-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Knife for self-defense?Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-375376659229698172008-10-23T17:16:00.000-07:002008-10-23T17:16:00.000-07:00Knives have enormous utility in everyday living, b...Knives have enormous utility in everyday living, but are only truly effective as weapons if used for a first strike.<BR/><BR/>They can be used for self defense in what I like to call <I>anticipatory self-defense</I>. Prosecutors like to call it <I>assault</I>. The term <I>preemptive strike</I> has fallen from favor.<BR/><BR/>A firearm is always better than a knife for self-defense. This includes the anticipatory variety, except where noise is a factor. <BR/><BR/>Knife against knife fights are best left to condemned gladiators. Ordinary folks should always avoid a fair fight.ptghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079577478993790527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-90458046266161032312008-10-23T14:23:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:23:00.000-07:00I never leave the house without a good pocketknife...I never leave the house without a good pocketknife. It's just too useful a tool to be without. And it would definitely be better than nothing as a defense tool, but damn! I'd hate to have to.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-17799548738713993032008-10-22T15:09:00.000-07:002008-10-22T15:09:00.000-07:00No way I'd rely on a knife to protect me. Even if...No way I'd rely on a knife to protect me. Even if the other person didn't have one...what if it were a man? I'd be getting hurt before I could deliver a nasty stab wound. Give me a gun any day of the week and a hundred times on Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-44686682058152763732008-10-22T14:24:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:24:00.000-07:00This reminds me of a comment I recall hearing abou...This reminds me of a comment I recall hearing about being in a knife fight:<BR/><BR/>"You WILL get cut."Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-5328302865531869432008-10-22T06:35:00.000-07:002008-10-22T06:35:00.000-07:00I carry a knife, but for cutting string, or a pesk...I carry a knife, but for cutting string, or a pesky wrapper on a food item from the store. As self defense, I'd not count on it. If it was ALL I had. . . but thank heavens in my state I can carry.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.com