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To: marktwain
There is no knife that is more dangerous than a modern handgun; to the contrary, knives are much less dangerous.

I'm certainly no authority, nor do I have a clear idea how to measure dangerousness; that said, I've met more than one or two cops and martial artists who'd tell you only fools are less wary of knives in criminal hands than guns.

7 posted on 11/24/2013 12:48:11 PM PST by Standing Wolf (No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
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To: Standing Wolf; All

Knives are certainly very effective weapons in trained hands, and dangerous weapons in nearly anyone’s hands.

Your statement clearly is a corollary of the statement that the person is the dangerous part of the equation.

Still, I think few would argue that knives are generally less dangerous to the public than handguns are. They are much less likely to cause damage to unintended targets, they generally will not be able to penetrate walls and windows to effect damage, and they are generally ineffective beyond arms length (in spite of what a few highly trained experts can do under ideal conditions).

While handguns have utility outside of self defense, knives have more. While handguns are common, knives are more common. While handguns have improved technologically beyond those in common use when the Constitution was written, knives have changed little.


9 posted on 11/24/2013 1:04:16 PM PST by marktwain (The MSM must die for the Republic to live. Long live the new media!)
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To: Standing Wolf

Ballistic knives are some of the most deadly. I’d hope they’re going to lift restrictions on those.


11 posted on 11/24/2013 1:11:28 PM PST by Viennacon
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