Man, I'm going to make a killing building knives in my basement in a couple of years.
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Originally Posted by shakran
It should be equally hard or easy to carry a knife as it is to carry a gun.
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Common sense obviously never prevails here. Knives are simpler and more prolific than guns, but equally as scary due to OJ, slasher films, etc.
Knives are smaller in size, less expensive, and serve many different functions. I've used knives a zillion times and never used a firearm despite almost always carrying both at the same time. Knives serve many functions, including abusive functions such as pry tools and screwdrivers. At close range, however, a knife is just as lethal as a firearm (perhaps more so). I've witnessed such from local police video of gang fights... stuff is way brutal.
Also: You can make a knife out of a toothbrush. Cutting and stabbing tools are the easiest weapon that requires effort to make. Sure, you can build guns in your man-lair, but any idiot can make a knife in a few minutes by sharpening a piece of metal and wrapping some duct tape around the tang.
I figure a firearm serves only two legal functions: hunting or self defense. Granted, I've seen a dumbass medic in Iraq using his M9 as a hammer, but that doesn't count. My point is that society is both accepting and scared of knives because they're utilitarian and yet anybody can get all Helter Skelter with one.
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People are stupid and afraid of inanimate objects.