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In reply to the discussion: Question: I carry a knife on me most of the time. Is that as wrong as carrying a gun? [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)19. No, it does not have the capability of killing many people
quickly, and has other uses, the ones you mentioned.
If a child accidentally gets hold of it, they could get hurt, but less likely for it to be fatal, far less likely.
It is unlikely you will hurt yourself with it accidentally, as if cannot "go off" accidentally.
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Question: I carry a knife on me most of the time. Is that as wrong as carrying a gun? [View all]
Gravitycollapse
Aug 2013
OP
Plenty of places in the US where blades that long are illegal. Use it in self defense in the wrong
Skeeter Barnes
Aug 2013
#7
How is it different than carrying a pound of cocaine and going to jail when you didn't hurt anyone?
Logical
Aug 2013
#82
Only the people we trust (like cops, politicians, etc) should be allowed to carry them
The Straight Story
Aug 2013
#10
Indeed. Whereas our neighbors and such, well if you see something say something
The Straight Story
Aug 2013
#16
And let's not forget recent stabbings, like Eight-year-old boy stabs sister, more:
The Straight Story
Aug 2013
#18
Ah, I see...so it is some freedom people don't use the way you like often enough
The Straight Story
Aug 2013
#48
How many people here have actually advocated that position? Sounds like a strawman to me.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2013
#71
Okay, maybe I'm overstating things a bit. I guess aside from the "scary" look the AR isn't
nomorenomore08
Aug 2013
#93
I carry a Leatherman in my purse. I don't specifically carry it for the blade,
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2013
#11
Like you, I don't carry my Leatherman for defense. It's about the handiest tool I've ever owned and
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2013
#42
A Leatherman (or a Gerber if you are on a budget) and a roll of Gaff Tape
SomethingFishy
Aug 2013
#77
There have been plenty of cases where kids brought guns in their backpacks to school
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#58
There were several adult witnesses to both these cases that you don't believe in.
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#65
They were adults that could see that the child wasn't holding the gun -- it was in the backpack. n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#69
"Holding/moving/manipulating" a backpack could cause a hidden gun to discharge accidentally.
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#72
Much like "the car rolled downhill" is what idiots say when the emergency brake disengages or become
LanternWaste
Aug 2013
#59
I sometimes carry a knife, but the blades on the knives I carry are only about 2" long. nt
ZombieHorde
Aug 2013
#53
As others have noted, a knife is far less deadly (potentially) than a gun.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2013
#73