I took a pocket knife to school one time, and it was because I wore the same pantaloons that I had worn to boyscouts a few nights prior. I think I was 10 or 12 years old. It was not for any protection, just an accident. Otherwise the few times I got into fights, I used my fists.
I do live in a relatively safe part of town, still, but I never got involved in anything that remotely was dangerous. Although my ex went to a high school where a kid got murdered in the hallway though, so I guess it depends what part of town you're in.
Violence is NOT USUALLY random (sometimes it is, I know, but generally it is safe here). I would suggest to people who say their kids need to carry a weapon, that they investigate what their kid is doing and who they are hanging out with.
Edit: this is my 2000th post!
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