Originally Posted by shakran

But it's a little different with a knife. A gun actually gives you more options. If I shoot you in the leg it's gonna hurt like hell, and you'll know you've been shot. If I slice you in the leg (and miss the femoral artery of course) and it's a well-sharpened knife, you might not even know you've been cut until later. That's why if I pull my knife, I'm not going to be aiming for targets that won't physically drop him without relying on pain. And since targets that will physically drop him tend to be ones that will also kill him. . .