let your wife or girlfriend get hold of it and you will soon see how devastating it can be to your bank balance.
let's see at this moment I'm carrying loose change in my pockets [metsubishi], wallet with a 10 inch chain [kusari], comb, 2 ink pens [one made with a stainless steel cylinder], one mechanical pencil, base ID and line badge [laminated plastic cards], house/car keys, palm pilot w/stylus, eyeglasses, leather belt. Why on earth do I need to carry a weapon? You carry a weapon you run into problems with Johnny Law not to mention a tendency to get hung up on the weapon and ignore all the possiblities (such as walking away or running away). And yes, I know how to improvise and use practically any ordinary object as a defensive (or offensive) tool.
Some SAS guy told me to carry a small can of womens deoderant (alchohol based), not very nice if it gets in your eyes, preferably your attackers eye's
I would carry a Transformers (the Show from the 80s) and if anyone attack me and would hold it up and yell "Its more then meets the eye!" If anyone didn't get the joke go away now.
That things classified as offensive weapons can be carried in certain circumstances: weapons worn as part of national costume. Not he ski in doo (I have no idea how o spell it) warn wiht a kilt.There illegal now apparently.
okay lets see A SI empty my pokets I find A Dr. Grips ballpoint pen A swiss army knife a Zippo lighter A large handfull of change A liner lock folding knife with a 3 inch blade My passport My wllet with assorted currency and libray card A comb Another poket knife and on my belt is heavy folding knife in sheath Out of these things only one of them is there as a 'weapon', everything else is just incase need it. But despite the fact that I have knives I have no problem of running away really really fast, thats why i did track so I could runaway. Baring that I would use my fists and feet (which are shod in steel toed work boots) to escape. And as I could fairly easily kill or permantly disable someone with out using a weapon I would only use it if a loved one was in danger,or a weapon was pulled on me and I felt tht they meant to use against me. Oh and I loved Transformers They're Robots in Disguise
I grew up in farm country, therefore my stern belief is that the pliers is the greatest weapon ever created. Completely legal, as easy to access as any knife, can be used for incredibly powerful, highly focused blows, and if you get hold of anything the fight is over. Totally utilitarian in function, and a lot more options than the kubotan.
"and if you get hold of anything the fight is over." - just thinking about that is making me uncomfortable...
Dude, I love it! Reminds me of an old guy I once met who always had a large wrench in his back pocket. Looked benign, but the way I was told, his old buddies from the old days remembered how he used that wrench as a smashing tool in the great fight. Makes sense to me, but pliers is even more brilliant!
Need a mocking smiley on this site so I can thumb my nose at all you Brits--I can carry around a balisong with me anywhere... But if you ride a bicycle most everywhere you go, you could get away with carrying a 6-foot, heavy duty chain in your pocket. I'm still trying to figure out how to join the two of those and add a heavy ring at the other end, in a hurry. Ph34r my improvised Kyoketsu-shogei!
I always walk around with my weapon in full view. I even screw around with it, flipping it around and doing whacked out tricks with it. I live in one of the nastiest neighborhoods in Virginia (richmond area, higher murder rate per capita than New York). The best weapon to bring with you is a curved-top walking cane. Hapkido teaches a form for walking cane. A cane can be substituted for Hanbo with hanbojutsu techniques as well. In a pinch, it can double as a gigantic tonfa. It's the only weapon I know how to use well. I'm the deadliest cripple this end of richmond! Wahahahhaa
IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LEGALITY AS WELL AS VERSATILITY AND PRACTICALITY; WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE CANE; AS AN INSTRUCTOR OF THE CANE, I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT A CUSTOM CANE WITH A DEADLY PIERCING HORN CAN BE TAKEN ANYWHERE. I JUST BROUGHT ONE TO EUROPE. BE WELL, BE SAFE
