Do you feel the need to be prepared to defend yourself where you live?

[Landon]

This is quite an interesting topic and will certainly differ based on where you live.

Living in the United States where gun violence/knife violence can become an issue or fights in general, I am always prepared for something to happen, whether it does or not. So I do try to carry a bit of a weapon on me when I go out. Call me paranoid. But you'll feel the same if it happens to you.

As I said to sir @despect;. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

[despect]

Yeah I do. Where Iive you hear about violence all the time and its hard because it makes you feel like you have to be at a home a certain time etc, its quite scary.

[Charlie]

Not really. I don't think you really hear of any violence around here apart from the odd drunken fight outside of pubs. If anything, I say groups of teenagers worry me a little bit but that's because I know they can sometimes get a bit loud/abusive but I've not really experienced that either so I guess I'm worrying over nothing.

[Landon]

Yeah I do. Where Iive you hear about violence all the time and its hard because it makes you feel like you have to be at a home a certain time etc, its quite scary.

I'm not that far. It's not like where I live is Chicago. It's just obvious that you need to be ready in certain situations because most of us around here are in fact hunters.

[despect]

I'm not that far. It's not like where I live is Chicago. It's just obvious that you need to be ready in certain situations because most of us around here are in fact hunters.

If it comes down to someone randomly attacking you, how can you be ready if you don't even know its going to happen? Like I said in a thread before the person who is the attacker looks, sounds like a normal person, even acts like it but you won't know till they actually attack.

[Landon]

If it comes down to someone randomly attacking you, how can you be ready if you don't even know its going to happen? Like I said in a thread before the person who is the attacker looks, sounds like a normal person, even acts like it but you won't know till they actually attack.

Yeah exactly, I do agree with you. That's why I carry my knife just to be sure! Never intend to use my knife for something like this as I use it as a tool, and I hope it never comes down to that because the law most likely won't be on your side - but just to be sure.

[despect]

Yeah exactly, I do agree with you. That's why I carry my knife just to be sure! Never intend to use my knife for something like this as I use it as a tool, and I hope it never comes down to that because the law most likely won't be on your side - but just to be sure.

Often here people use weapons for self defence and end up getting just as much time in jail as the person who attacked them. I guess its mainly because it's quite hard to prove if its self defence or not.

[Landon]

Often here people use weapons for self defence and end up getting just as much time in jail as the person who attacked them. I guess its mainly because it's quite hard to prove if its self defence or not.

That's the grey-area.

Where I live, here's a quick summary. Someone starts throwing punches, you can throw them back. Someone pulls a knife, you can pull yours. Someone pulls a gun, you can pull yours. The ONLY TIME you can pull your weapon when the other person doesn't have one of equivalence out is when you 'feel' like you or another person's life is in danger/death etc.

In Texas, I'm pretty sure it's a lot more lenient.

[Stephen]

Nope. People are normally friendly where I live although I don't go out much but still. Just some annoying kids around sometimes but not normally any trouble

don't think id need a knife unless it was to pop a ball a kid kicks at me

[Landon]

don't think id need a knife unless it was to pop a ball a kid kicks at me

LOL I haven't thought of that as a use for my knives. Definitely going to remember this one.