Why is carrying a knife looked down upon by those who dont?

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darkflcn

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I've always carried a pocket knife, and i come from a rural area. when I go back up to school, in a urban setting, I am looked at like I am insane. I have even switched from carrying a folder to just a swiss army knife on campus, and people still react the same way. I have always viewed knives as excellent tools that you should never be without.
 
I agree 100%, but I am not sure about the laws of having a knife on campus. Us "knife-carriers" view a knife simply as a tool(well, I imagine military,police,etc use it as a weapon) while everyone else automatically assumes its a weapon.

I started EDC'ing a ZT 0200 recently, and take it everywhere including work, but I didnt even try to take it to college because I know it would raise suspicion lol. Thats just the way it is.
 
Guess some people consider knife carriers to be savages, along the lines of a Mad Max movie?


Steve
 
People who don't understand the usefulness of the tool just see a weapon. I've found that they even think it's silly when you try to explain how useful it is when opening packages etc.

Some people just don't get it. And then they struggle with boxes, bags, envelopes and all those things when I just wip out the blade and have it open. I hate fumbling with packaging. It's good being a knife person, but I have had some gasps and comments, mainly because I edc a military, but it's legal for me, so I don't mind.

Had a guy say "you could scalp someone with that!"
 
Where do you live? Geographically I mean?

Here in the Midwest, while the phenomenon you describe still exists, is much less so. In my company, a Healthcare company no less, we have a weapons policy that prohibits us carrying a knife at work with a blade exceeding 3 inches. Think about that. A huge proportion of pocket knives are perfectly OK with my employer. So the Buck 110 and Spyderco Military stay home on work days but other than that, I am good.

I suspect this would be similar in the West and the South too (the old west).

I think the more rural the culture of your geographic area, the more people grew up with at least pocket knives. I carried a pocket knife to school everyday from the time I was 9 years old until I graduated college. That would not fly anywhere today.

So I have never been looked down upon or shocked anybody here.
 
I am hoping to get a ZT0301 for Christmas this year, and there is no way in hell I am going to be able to have that here. It just bugs me that something as small as a little swiss can cause so many reactions. My circle of friends back home either all carry a knife, or at least recognize the usefulness.
 
Some people despise anything which demonstrates that you are not yet enslaved by the central bureacracy. I honestly believe thats the primary motivator, even though it is not understood or even recognized by those who it afflicts. A subset of this group are those who want everyone to be as miserable and depressed as they are. Trickle up misery.

The best antidote is to carry a knife everywhere it is legal, to use it responsibly, and in the process to treat with gentleness and respect those afflicted with blade envy.
 
I am in class right now at the university of Alabama. I have my manix 2 clipped on my right pocket right now. No gasps or weird comments. Heck I even whip it out occasionally to cut the foot long straws that come with drinks.


No one even pays attention. I love the south. :)
 
I had a friend who hated knives, then one day he let slip that he was terrified of them. He had bought into the rhetoric that law-abiding citizens should never have a knife or a gun because criminals will 100% of the time disarm you and use your own knife/gun against you.:barf:
 
Most people don't like to think they live in a world where a natural disaster or terrorist attack can leave them in a precarious situation without modern comforts and public safety to take care of them. Those of us that edc not only get to take advantages of the every day convenience but will be that much more prepared if forced into a survival situation. To quote my father in law:
"I don't leave the house without my knife, gun and a way to start fire."

Also, you could just get a camo'd knife so no one could see :P
 
r-winter said:
+:thumbup: that's about right! I carry a folder & leatherman everywhere and get lotsa wierd looks, sheeple annoy me. ( probably why im here ) :D
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I also carry a Leatherman (Wave) and a folder. The folder gets used mainly for open packages, the leatherman is used to remove staples and its screwdrivers. One nice thing about my Wave is that everyone who talks bad about it is gonna need it in the next hours or days... last time a girl didn't go home on foot because the Wave was there to repair a water deposit in the car that was supposed to give her a ride...
 
There are people who don't carry knives ?!?? :D:D

Another southerner!! I teach a high school aged Sunday school class and one of the girls was bragging that she carried a bigger knife than any of the boys!!

Doc
 
The best antidote is to carry a knife everywhere it is legal, to use it responsibly, and in the process to treat with gentleness and respect those afflicted with blade envy.
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Well said and something we should try to emulate.
 
Really depends on the situation. If I pull out something the size of a large sebenza or AFCK anywhere in an office enviorment or in the city... I will most definitely get some looks. But out in the woods doing camp chores people will comment on how nice the knives are.

But, if I pull out the small sebenza at work or in the city people will not give the knife a second look. They do not comment on it though as it is a plain sebenza and most people think it's something from wal-mart, lol. The large sebenza has ebony/gold inlays, so I get comments on that one.
 
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