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Hi y'all I'm new here. I'm 15 I've been in martial arts 7 years knife collecting 3 I just wanted your opinion on teenagers with knives(I'm very responsible I EDC my spyderco paramilitary 2)
So yeah opinions on the good AND the bad teens
 
Mostly I want to know about the parents of said teens. Do your parents know you are posting here?
 
My opinion is regardless of if a teen, pee-teen, or an adult, as long as the person is carrying responsibly and not acting the fool; cutting up things they shouldn't (like upholstery) carving into things that should be left uncarved (such as furniture, hand rails, and so on) or threatening people with it or acting "mall ninja", I have no problem with it.

I've carried a knife every day since cub scouts (over 50 year ago) so I may be a little biased.
 
I agree! When I was a kid everyone carried a knife, showed off their knives and traded knives.
 
I look at it kinda like the same way I think about gay folks; If you are just chill and a cool guy, nobody is gonna care.
But if you act ridiculous and make everybody take notice, that's annoying.

So yeah, as long as you never make posts that make it clear you're a 15yo, I think you should be fine :) Welcome to the forums
 
Maturity comes early to some and lunacy has no age limit. Your attitudes and actions are more important than your age. I'm 67 and I've carried a knife for the last 62 years. In school, out of school, at church, at work... it's just part of the daily kit. Kids I went to school with carried them, too, male and female. I think it's more important for you to demonstrate maturity than it is for you to worry about your age. Like craytab said... as long as your parents are cool with your hobbies and hangouts, more power to ya.
 
Rasco said:
I look at it kinda like the same way I think about gay folks; If you are just chill and a cool guy, nobody is gonna care.
But if you act ridiculous and make everybody take notice, that's annoying.

So yeah, as long as you never make posts that make it clear you're a 15yo, I think you should be fine :) Welcome to the forums
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Ummm.....

Ok then.....
 
afishhunter said:
My opinion is regardless of if a teen, pee-teen, or an adult, as long as the person is carrying responsibly and not acting the fool; cutting up things they shouldn't (like upholstery) carving into things that should be left uncarved (such as furniture, hand rails, and so on) or threatening people with it or acting "mall ninja", I have no problem with it.

I've carried a knife every day since cub scouts (over 50 year ago) so I may be a little biased.
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I agree with this. (Been well over 50 years for me, also.)
 
It all depends on the maturity of the teenager in question.

If I had a child, I would not let him carry a knife if there was even the slightest feeling in my mind that my child would draw the knife if provoked with words or non life-threatening violence.

It's not worth risking living life plagued by a weapons violation, with opportunities and paths closed off as a result. If something has to be cut and there's nothing to cut it with, life will go on.
 
This is a little hard to answer-It's a new world out there and I sure can't make sense of it. When I was young there wasn't any problem having a knife in school(I haven't been young in awhile)
That said-I started carrying knives when I was 5. I think it is totally reasonable for children, young adults, women and men to carry a knife. It is a tool and should be handled responsibly, but there is no reason not to have the ability to cut things that need to be cut. By the way I have never found the need to use a knife as a weapon and would only do so as a very last resort.
 
Peter Hartwig said:
This is a little hard to answer-It's a new world out there and I sure can't make sense of it. When I was young there wasn't any problem having a knife in school(I haven't been young in awhile)
That said-I started carrying knives when I was 5. I think it is totally reasonable for children, young adults, women and men to carry a knife. It is a tool and should be handled responsibly, but there is no reason not to have the ability to cut things that need to be cut. By the way I have never found the need to use a knife as a weapon and would only do so as a very last resort.
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That sums things up for me. My dad gave me a knife very early in life and spent countless hours with me with a newspaper under our feet showing me how to safely use it. No one I knew ever got instructions on using it as a weapon though. By grammar school, we were expected to carry knives to school every day. With usually one pencil sharpener in the class room, they were used to sharpen pencils. Many of the "tom boys" also carried knives. Nobody then thought anything of carrying a knife. At the time and place I grew up it was expected. Never saw any threats of violence other than the normal childhood spats. We did not think of pulling a knife under those types of circumstances.

Things change. Back then the only time you saw a helmet on a kid was when they were playing tackle football and kiddie car seats did not exist. Some things changed for the good. At the same time, a knife is perceived as a weapon now by many people. In that case, I think we as a society would be better off if we taught our kids how to use a knife at an appropriate time for them. Back when I was a kid age 4 or 5 seemed to work well; I am not sure that is the case now nor do I think it is a good thing.
 
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almoe66 said:
To me, it matters not the age, but the individual.
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Agreed.

However, I find it sad that many people consider knives nothing more than weapons. I wonder how much of this is because of the popularity of tactical blades and their marketing or just because of movies and TV.
 
Like some of the guys above, I have carried a knife since the 1st grade (1963), through cub scouts (bobcat, bear, webelos, etc), and boy scouts. All boys and men had pocket knives. I got my first Buck Folding Hunter around 1966 or 67. No one ever had an issue as we were raised to behave responsibly. As long as mom and dad are responsible good models and you, are yourself, a person who welcomes responsibility, then go ahead and carry it. If you are the mall ninja, combat roll playing guy who cannot tell fiction from reality, then, no way. Do not carry it.
 
I'm 17, turning 18 in a few months and in my time here, people seem fine with teenagers. As long as you don't troll or bait people into arguments but that goes for everyone, not just teenagers.

As for carrying a knife, be careful. I don't know you but you need to remember that, no matter how mature you or I may be, the law considers us minors. So we're on very thin ice in most areas when it comes to carrying a knife nowadays. For example I know that in Chicago minors cannot carry knives with blades over two inches...

ABSOLUTELY NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES pull it on someone or bring it to school. While I'm sure you know this already I just want to make sure.

Other than that, welcome to the forums! :)
 
I've been edc-ing a knife since the age of 6. When I got my first knife my Dad told me that a knife is a tool, and if he ever saw me use it for anything other than that, it would be taken away for good. Well I still have that knife, and it was the first time I was made responsible for my own actions, but in 1960, folks had more freedom, and were allowed to make their own decisions.
 
I think teenagers would find a knife just as useful as an adult from time to time. But since you are still in school, you need to make sure you don't carry one of your knives to school (show and tell, ya know :D ) So, as long as a young person is fairly responsible and has boundaries, I am all for owning, carrying, and using knives.

I got my first knife in 2nd grade with my allowance. It was a big deal for me. Same goes for a BB gun.
 
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