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Originally Posted by pylon
I have carried a pocket knife for 25 years. It is in my wallet, keys, phone, pocket knife check when I leave home. Use it all the time to open mail, packages boxes, etc.
Never have I ever even considered using it as a weapon. You'd stand to probably cut your fingers and injure yourself worse, if you tried to stab someone with it.
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It was more his "freeman on the land" attitude that bothered me.
That said, I can't say I've ever had an occasion in my life when I thought "I wish I was carrying a knife right now".
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