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Th0r · June 10, 2008, 04:24 PM

I do occasionally carry a knife when I go out, especially to places where there is a high risk factor and where gangs hang around...

But it's not really a back up weapon. Since in the United Kingdom we cannot carry firearms to protect ourselves...

Also there is no point in carrying a knife, if like 95% of people, you have no idea how to use a knife. Statistics in the United Kingdom suggest that a very high proportion of those killed in incidents involving knives are actually the owners of the knives used to kill them...

They pull the knives and their assailant stabs them with it, mainly because they can't hold it correctly.

June 10, 2008, 04:24 PM	#66
Th0r Member Join Date: January 15, 2008 Location: The Not So United Kingdom Posts: 55	I do occasionally carry a knife when I go out, especially to places where there is a high risk factor and where gangs hang around... But it's not really a back up weapon. Since in the United Kingdom we cannot carry firearms to protect ourselves... Also there is no point in carrying a knife, if like 95% of people, you have no idea how to use a knife. Statistics in the United Kingdom suggest that a very high proportion of those killed in incidents involving knives are actually the owners of the knives used to kill them... They pull the knives and their assailant stabs them with it, mainly because they can't hold it correctly.