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A knife is fairly dangerous if you dont have proper training with it (being used back on yourself). I think i might stick to mase.
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While this is true, and I will always be the first one to say that weapons are pointless without training, I think that your statement applies to hand guns even more than knives. At least with a knife, you won't have anyone grabbing it away from you.
Mace will
usually get back on you, even if you know exactly what you are doing, esp. outdoors. With no training mace could be the worst option, although in itself it is non-lethal if taken from you. Also the effect of Mace/OC/whatever CAN be overcome by a determined aggressor, whereas a person who tendons have been cut by a knife cannot ignore that fact. Truth be told, I would trust a knife to stop and attack with more certainty than a gun, at very close distance. Again however, proper training by a qualified instuctor is key, without it you might as well just run as fast as you can.