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Looks like some people have trouble with the hypothetical question. There are two options, either they have the loaded gun with the safety or they have the knife. You pick one, then justify it. Jeez.
This is a classic question of lower risk, greater consequence vs. higher risk, lesser consequence. The gun represents a lower risk because the safety is on, but if fired represents greater consequences. The knife is unsheathed, meaning there's a higher risk, but the consequences are less than the gun. I'd probably say the gun simply because the safety isn't always obvious (to someone unfamiliar with a gun), and doesn't strike me as being as interesting a lever as the trigger. Still, in a nonspecific hypothetical situation of low risk/greater consequence vs. high risk/lower consequence, I'd usually choose the latter.
Interesting thread, Zeraph.
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