Yes, and I'm talking about situations where a knife works fine for personal protection

Which is the current most-lethal available method

but you have to be in... well, knife range

Because lolcommiefornia

theres a lot of factors that could come into play and I understand that

that why if i dont have a firearm, i carry a knife

Sure, and I'm saying maximize your efficacy with what you have

a knife could very well do more damage in a single strike than a single bullet or even a couple

I'd rather maximize effectiveness

It will hopefully help you feel a little more safe

I'd rather live in an area without violent criminals :^)
But short of that I'll take whatever the next available option is

i mean

and if Neon feels safer and subsequently more confident with a gun than a knife, she could probably act faster

when you live in an area where one of your friends fiance was jumped and stabbed to death by a bunch of crack heads it stand to reason that you should have some sort of protection

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Which is why I never said have no method of self defense

yeah, im just saying its better to have some sort of protection

Fair enough yeah

if a crackhead has a knife and you have a knife
it's likely you're both getting stabbed that day

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Well if we're talking about a group you're probably going to get stabbed regardless if they catch you completely by surprise, which is why situational awareness is key

right and you can have the same amount of situational awareness while carrying a gun or knife and you'll still have the upper hand with a gun because r a n g e

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Not if the "same amount" is low :^)

lol

But basically what this boils down to in the end is the basic rule of security, which is that layers and redundancy are your friend

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Honestly there are plenty of cali folks who just carry regardless of municipal bylaws

And I can't say I disagree with any of them

Better to be judged by twelve than carried by six is the saying i believe

It's of course your call @Neon_Flipflop but if a gun really is as important to you as you say and your area is really that bad.....

Well as I say it's your call.

Given what I've seen since moving here I feel like these twits would respect a gun more than a knife anyway

I think basically everyone does

Nothing says "fucking go home instead" like a handgun

That's fair

"Hope you're ready to die for the $5 I keep on me"

HOES MAD NIGGA @C1PHER

I'll t-pose on you, niggy

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