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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]

It's a Benchmade 530. This exact one actually (although mine has a small serrated section just above the base of the blade):

I use it mostly for utility, cutting boxes and rolls of printer paper at work. But I also consider it a defensive weapon. Not that I think I'll likely ever have to use it. But it's always there if the need arises.

I tend to frown upon carrying firearms. Not to long ago, I use to own a S&W 5906 and I open carried a couple times just to see what it felt like. I didn't like it. In fact, I tired of the guns in general and sold them all off.

But I still carry my knife. For those who don't support the carry of firearms, do you also consider the carry of defensive knives just as bad?

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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

Since when is carrying a gun bad? LearningCurve Aug 2013 #1

Stabbing rates are essentially comparable to shooting rates nationwide Recursion Aug 2013 #2

I always carry a pen sarisataka Aug 2013 #52

Shhhhh... Don't give the TSA any ideas on what to ban next. nt Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #60

By the time I fished out the knife on my Leatherman, Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #55

I carry a knife, too. It's handy for a variety of things that come up, LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #3

I support the carry of firearms. But I do have a comment. geckosfeet Aug 2013 #4

I have a concealed weapon question. hope you respond barbiegeek Aug 2013 #26

There is a saying - "concealed means concealed". geckosfeet Aug 2013 #32

I carry a knife but not as a weapon madokie Aug 2013 #5

Reminds me of that Domino's guy jakeXT Aug 2013 #6

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

Maximum penalty for an adult carrying a knife in the UK is 4 years. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #8

Its legal to carry if the blade is under 3 inches long, and does not lock Travis_0004 Aug 2013 #17

Silly restriction Adrahil Aug 2013 #45

Fair comment dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #49

That's also fair, I suppose. Adrahil Aug 2013 #62

How is it different than carrying a pound of cocaine and going to jail when you didn't hurt anyone? Logical Aug 2013 #82

You don't say? HolyMoley Aug 2013 #83

A knife is a tool, a handgun is a weapon. B Calm Aug 2013 #9

A weapon is a tool pintobean Aug 2013 #38

Only the people we trust (like cops, politicians, etc) should be allowed to carry them The Straight Story Aug 2013 #10

Yup. You can always trust your government and the police. .... spin Aug 2013 #14

Indeed. Whereas our neighbors and such, well if you see something say something The Straight Story Aug 2013 #16

You...you mean I can stereotype & demonize, too? Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #35

And let's not forget recent stabbings, like Eight-year-old boy stabs sister, more: The Straight Story Aug 2013 #18

I always have a fixed blade knife in a sheath on my belt. ... spin Aug 2013 #20

That's so funny you mention Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #27

Great minds think alike :) (nt) The Straight Story Aug 2013 #31

You seem to be implying that carrying a gun thucythucy Aug 2013 #39

Ah, I see...so it is some freedom people don't use the way you like often enough The Straight Story Aug 2013 #48

I think you missed the point. thucythucy Aug 2013 #97

Not that gave up a line of argument, just that The Straight Story Aug 2013 #98

How many people here have actually advocated that position? Sounds like a strawman to me. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #71

Just to clarify The Straight Story Aug 2013 #92

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

And I'm a guy that owns two of them, kentauros Aug 2013 #41

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

You mean like this one: kentauros Aug 2013 #43

A Leatherman (or a Gerber if you are on a budget) and a roll of Gaff Tape SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #77

Along with my Leatherman (which was a gift), I have several Arkansas Granny Aug 2013 #90

Knives don't accidentally "go off" vankuria Aug 2013 #12

Neither is wrong... ileus Aug 2013 #13

Like you, I always carry a knife and use it many times a day as a tool. ... spin Aug 2013 #15

No, it does not have the capability of killing many people treestar Aug 2013 #19

Not nearly as bad. DanTex Aug 2013 #21

As a swamp ecologist quaker bill Aug 2013 #22

When you sold your guns Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #23

This makes you just as paranoid as if you carried a gun krispos42 Aug 2013 #24

None of the "gun folks" are answering the question you asked. Robb Aug 2013 #25

Funny, I saw that too. Hmmmmm... wonder what it means... Squinch Aug 2013 #33

Uh, I think the OP was asking... You. nt Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #36

That's because it wasn't addressed to us. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #37

I inferred... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #40

You didn't answer it either sarisataka Aug 2013 #50

If its remarkable that people who this isn't addressed to aren't answering... beevul Aug 2013 #67

I have just one question...Do you sing with that thing in your pocket? HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #28

Me, too. This: MineralMan Aug 2013 #29

doubt the knife will jump out of your pocket and stab someone 200 feet away Sunlei Aug 2013 #30

funny... Adrahil Aug 2013 #46

It varies discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2013 #34

Straw man Fail n/t n2doc Aug 2013 #44

I usually have at least two on me REP Aug 2013 #47

Can it accidentally go off and kill someone? I doubt it. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #51

Guns don't do that either. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #56

There have been plenty of cases where kids brought guns in their backpacks to school pnwmom Aug 2013 #58

I would argue that there are probably ZERO such cases. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #61

There were several adult witnesses to both these cases that you don't believe in. pnwmom Aug 2013 #65

Were they... beevul Aug 2013 #68

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

That does not mean... beevul Aug 2013 #70

"Holding/moving/manipulating" a backpack could cause a hidden gun to discharge accidentally. pnwmom Aug 2013 #72

Did someone say that wasn't true? beevul Aug 2013 #85

Got any more hairs to split? n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #88

Thank you, for making it clear... beevul Aug 2013 #95

Fine. Let's give them the benefit of the doubt. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #76

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

DU doesn't have two groups devoted to knife politics, as they do for guns. Paladin Aug 2013 #54

Is it a tool or a weapon zipplewrath Aug 2013 #57

I trust a person with a knife more than a person with a gun... Neoma Aug 2013 #63

No, not "as wrong". DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2013 #64

Ah...Benchmade 530....unh, unh, unh... Iggo Aug 2013 #66

As others have noted, a knife is far less deadly (potentially) than a gun. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #73

Why am I reminded of the Joker? Initech Aug 2013 #74

Yes and no ryan_cats Aug 2013 #75

Carrying a gun is neither good or bad. former9thward Aug 2013 #78

You call that a knife? AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2013 #79

I carry a swiss army knife on my belt all of the time, very useful for RKP5637 Aug 2013 #80

Ever consider taking knife fighting lessons? HolyMoley Aug 2013 #81

Only you can mimi85 Aug 2013 #84

Do you still beat your apples and oranges? Tikki Aug 2013 #86

I've carried a knife in my left front pocket for .... oldhippie Aug 2013 #87

Knives don't fill the same space in our culture guns do. DirkGently Aug 2013 #89

Some times I wish I could carry a AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #91

That's really nice Union Scribe Aug 2013 #94

Can you fire it at people and kill them, repeatedly? Rex Aug 2013 #96

I keep my old SERE hunting knife in my glove box. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #99