Of course and all 30.06 and 30.07 signs must be obeyed. Got that. And do you really want people carrying guns in an environment where a good number of patrons may be intoxicated?
But in those locations, if something happens, what good is a knife going to be? A restaurant gets robbed by gun toting criminals, is some 4 inch bladed one hand wonder going to be any good? Really? If you're in a bar and somebody does get on your case for some real or imagined insult, do want to introduce a knife to the problem if you can't diffuse the situation, or just smash a beer bottle across his nose and end the problem right there? Again, the under the table weapon aspect of the thing is there. The "modern' or 'tactical' knife as a non firearm backup. If you are in a bar or other establishment that makes 51% of the revenue from booze, then there's beer bottles, beer pitchers, bar stools, pool sticks, pool balls, forks, dinner plates and a host of other objects that will do real damage to the human anatomy if applied with gusto. And there won't be the aftermath of legal trouble like if you stab someone.
As for being entangled in machinery, I spent the last half of my working life before I retired, as a machinist. Worked with milling machines, lathes, drill presses, surface grinders, and punch presses. Some of the machines would take fingers off in the blink of an eye. I never saw or heard of someone becoming entangled, but I did see one man loose a thumb to a fly cutter on a Bridgeport mill, and another young man Amputate his right index finger with a Buck 110 that he was leaning on. He was told twice to knock it off by a supervisor, but just after lunch, he did it agains and the lock let go. He'd said "It's a Buck knife, it'll take it." Well he was wrong. It was a case of misplaced trust in a locking mechanism. As far as machinery goes, were short sleeve shirts, no rings, bracelets or wrist watches. Proper prior planning prevents piss poor performance.
Again, carry what you like because you like it. But too much of the stuff floating around sounds too much like thin justification. Like the car nut trying to justify his using a Porsche 911 to commute to work, rather than a Toyota or Honda. He should just admit he drives a Porsche just for the fun of it. For many years I rode BMW motorcycles. They didn't do anything that a Honda wouldn't do, but I just loved the design and the way it felt on the road. Personal preference, nothing more. In fact, the Honda may have been a better bike, and the few times I did need to make repairs, the cost of the BMW parts was outrageous. But I did stay with it because of that personal preference.
Knives and guns are all like that. That's why Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavors of ice cream.
