[trussell]

I carry a gun in the small of my back...I don't think it would be wise for someone to try this with me. Even if he cut me, I'd still aerate him before they hauled me off in the ambulance.

[spinestein]

[I carry a gun in the small of my back...I don't think it would be wise for someone to try this with me. Even if he cut me, I'd still aerate him before they hauled me off in the ambulance.]


Stories like this are why I decided to start taking martial arts training a few months ago. The school I go to emphasizes real world situations exactly like this where a person attacks you or others with a weapon and you need to quickly take them down to the ground and make sure they can't get back up.

I absolutely support the idea of responsible, law abiding citizens carrying concealed weapons for the purpose of taking down violent criminals, but there are so many times when some well practiced and well disciplined barehanded self defense is appropriate. If this guy had tried pulling a knife of any of the black belt ladies in our school, HE would have been lucky to leave in an ambulance.

[spinestein]

I wish there were a lot more responsible people like you who carried handguns. We WOULD be a lot safer.