Non-knife people worry me.

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Cutting or Stabbing deaths per year: about 2,000
Deaths from Medical mistakes per year: about 200,000

Yeah. Going to the doctor is 100 times more dangerous than knives (and other sharp or pointed objects) are.
 
Txknifefan said:
...the non-knife cousin and her friend were both clearly shocked that people carried such items on their person as she stated "I have a lot to learn about the South".
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The south, the north, the west...Has she ever been anywhere except a university campus?

I'm lucky, my in-laws hunt and camp more than I do, no matter what gun or knife I pull out the reaction is only "What is that? Let me see it. How much did you pay for it?"
 
I've thought about situations like this in the OP.
To play devil's advocate.
What's to say they weren't looking at the Buck 442 and thinking "who would use such a knife, pshh he should get a hinderer... a true knife... poor soul someone should tell him".
Or maybe "his cutting technique is so poor..."

I don't let situations like this bother me. I've only received stares ONCE. And it wasn't when I was cutting some bottles with my sword in front of my family.

Curtis_Lowe said:
Cutting or Stabbing deaths per year: about 2,000
Deaths from Medical mistakes per year: about 200,000

Yeah. Going to the doctor is 100 times more dangerous than knives (and other sharp or pointed objects) are.
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This is so misconstrued it really isn't funny.
 
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Actually some of the worst mass killings have been with a knife, machete, or sword. Most have happened in China though, even quite a few in elementary schools. There was even an incident in China with a knife the same day as the CT shooting. The worst school killing was in the 30s and involved a lot of dynamite. All of them don't involve a gun or knife, just a crazy person. As long as they are around they will figure out a way to kill people whether it is with poison, fire, a vehicle, or a knife/ gun.

Look up what an Amok is as it involves mass killings and blades. It is where we get the phrase running amuck from. Blades might not be as common in the US, but they are certainly common in mass killings.
 
Unfortunately, the basic utility of a pocketknife diminishes in an increasingly urbanized society. Fewer people are exposed to the legitimate uses of a (folding) knife, so what most of us on here see as a tool, many see as a dangerous foreign object or a weapon. At least one of my best friends is that way.
The best thing we can do is to be mature, responsible, and sensitive towards others with what we choose to carry and use. Part of the reason I like very small, non-threatening knives is that they tend to elicit confusion in non-knife folks. Their minds can't quite reconcile their perception of knives as dangerous weapons with a knife that's obviously too small to be used as such.
 
Curtis_Lowe said:
Cutting or Stabbing deaths per year: about 2,000
Deaths from Medical mistakes per year: about 200,000

Yeah. Going to the doctor is 100 times more dangerous than knives (and other sharp or pointed objects) are.
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Are those legitimate statistics? It'd be great to have some solid data that way we could print out flyers and hand them out to all the herp-derp sheeple who are afraid of inanimate objects that we encounter (ie: knives/guns etc...). :thumbup:
 
Luis G. said:
I've thought about situations like this in the OP.
To play devil's advocate.
What's to say they weren't looking at the Buck 442 and thinking "who would use such a knife, pshh he should get a hinderer... a true knife... poor soul someone should tell him".
Or maybe "his cutting technique is so poor..."

I don't let situations like this bother me. I've only received stares ONCE. And it wasn't when I was cutting some bottles with my sword in front of my family.
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Funny!

Hinderers are nice knives.
 
My family thinks I am crazy for spending $110 (paramilitary 2) on a knife, and don't understand why I would carry it. I would expect this from my mom and sis, but my dad is a gun person (we go to the range all the time) but also does not see the need to carry a knife. Also when people see my blade they don't think of the utility use, they immediately assume it is for self defense. Since I am a martial art instructor they then look at me confused since we don't use weapons in Chung-Do Kwan Tae Kwon-Do. But it's ok, I just come over to blade forums, read a few threads and remind myself I am not crazy :P
 
I was at a Boy Scout meeting last night (I'm an adult leader in my son's troop). We were doing a merit badge project and needed to cut out some material. One of the adults pulled out blunt nosed "school scissors" for the Scouts to use. I whipped out my customized Spyderco Paramilitary 2 and proceeded to quickly and efficiently trim out my materials. One of the other adult leaders in the room started sputtering and asking me if that knife was "legal" for me to carry - and saying that my "sword" certainly looked dangerous. The Scouts were all smiling, admiring my knife, and asking questions about it - all of them already have their "Whittlin' Chips" and are authorized to carry pocketknives on Scout outings.

I just smiled. At least the Scouts are not NKP. :cool:

TedP
 
Locutus D'Borg said:
When an act of violence is nationally publicized in our country, there seems to be an increase in general anxiety. In my area, because of the recent tragic shooting spree, people seem horrified when I pull out a knife, even though knives are seldom (maybe never) used in mass acts of violence. It is like part of their brain is saying: weapons = bad; knife is weapon, therefore knife is bad...
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Villager slashes 22 kids with knife at elementary school gates in China
By NBC News wire reports

BEIJING -- A knife-wielding man slashed 22 children and an adult at an elementary school in central China on Friday, state media reported, the latest in a series of attacks on children in the country.

The man attacked the children at the gate of a school in Chenpeng village in Henan province, the Xinhua news agency reported.

Police arrested a 36-year-old man, identified as villager Min Yingjun, Xinhua said. It did not give further details of the extent of the injuries.
 
Czechmate said:
Are those legitimate statistics? It'd be great to have some solid data that way we could print out flyers and hand them out to all the herp-derp sheeple who are afraid of inanimate objects that we encounter (ie: knives/guns etc...). :thumbup:
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Those are not statistics that one can conclude anything from.

I am unsure this is the attitude nor misconstrued information that will help people understand that knives are tools, and weapons at the same time. Personally if someone handed me a flyer with that information, it would only worsen my opinion of their argument, and of that person. Not to mention I would likely call the police to inform them of a person bothering others in public.
"herp-derp Sheeple"... sounds like a familiar ideology that has failed time and time again, and has only caused more pain and suffering than not.
 
You can't convince stupid people to stop being stupid. If a grown adult doesn't recognize the value of a knife as a tool, then chances are they are beyond the power of any argument or data to change their mind.

On another note- I don't think that the usefullness of knives as tools has diminished in our society, quite the opposite. With all the plastic that fill our lives (like "blister-packs"), I think that a person living in a city today would have more use for a knife than a person living in an old-west town in the 1800's.

Ever see a person strugle to open a blister-pack with their keys or even a pair of scissors? I can't count how many times a person who was unable to open some plastic packaging and refused to carry a knife has asked me to CUT open a package for them. Yet they don't think that it's necessary for people to carry knives.

People are endlessly amusing.
 
Luis G. said:
Those are not statistics that one can conclude anything from.

I am unsure this is the attitude nor misconstrued information that will help people understand that knives are tools, and weapons at the same time. Personally if someone handed me a flyer with that information, it would only worsen my opinion of their argument, and of that person. Not to mention I would likely call the police to inform them of a person bothering others in public.
"herp-derp Sheeple"... sounds like a familiar ideology that has failed time and time again, and has only caused more pain and suffering than not.
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I guess my thinly veiled attempt at sarcasm was missed... :foot::o

The serious answer should have been that I only surround myself with knife nuts and pro-choice people instead. :rolleyes::D Anyone who's afraid/fearful of inanimate objects is not someone I really want to associate myself with because knife collecting & using is a huge hobby for me. Just my humble opinion.

On the upswing though, I have managed to convert a few non-knife people to quasi-knife nut status by gifting them nice knives and showing them how I use my knives responsibly. End rant. :D
 
killgar said:
You can't convince stupid people to stop being stupid. If a grown adult doesn't recognize the value of a knife as a tool, then chances are they are beyond the power of any argument or data to change their mind.

On another note- I don't think that the usefullness of knives as tools has diminished in our society, quite the opposite. With all the plastic that fill our lives (like "blister-packs"), I think that a person living in a city today would have more use for a knife than a person living in an old-west town in the 1800's.

Ever see a person strugle to open a blister-pack with their keys or even a pair of scissors? I can't count how many times a person who was unable to open some plastic packaging and refused to carry a knife has asked me to CUT open a package for them. Yet they don't think that it's necessary for people to carry knives.

People are endlessly amusing.
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Most folks just don't know any better... ;):D
 
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Curtis_Lowe said:
Cutting or Stabbing deaths per year: about 2,000
Deaths from Medical mistakes per year: about 200,000

Yeah. Going to the doctor is 100 times more dangerous than knives (and other sharp or pointed objects) are.
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Well done, Curtis! This is worth a re-post.
 
Czechmate said:
Most folks just don't know any better... ;):D
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That's true. It's good when people are willing to open their minds and consider a different way of thinking. Maybe they change their minds and come to recognize the value of a knife or maybe they don't. I at least give them points for listening, and hopefully they will be tolerant of those who do carry and will no longer fear them.

The "stupid" ones are those who won't even consider that carrying a knife has practical value and actually believe that the carrying of knives should be against the law. Such people are beyond reach.
 
They would've crapped down both legs if they'd been with me a couple of weeks ago. We needed groceries and the wife and I packed up the kids and went to town.

We were checking out and a guy went by and I noticed a very large fixed blade hanging at his right knee. It was attached to a holster that contained a big single action revolver. I watched him go by and determined he wasn't a threat, but the store employees were bug-eyed.

I took the kids over to a bench to sit down and another guy comes out of the restroom carrying a big revolver in a shoulder holster. The employees were really nervous, but these guys just needed stuff from the store.
 
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