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I'd forgotten about this thread!
Myth: Your assailant will run when you brandish a gun
Fact: He might pull his own gun, and he's probably used it more than you have. If you're TRAINED in guns, then guns are great things to have. If you, like most gun carriers, have not been TRAINED (by that I mean you've actually trained to shoot, not that you've passed the minimum requirements for legal carry), then you're in danger. Never try to brandish a weapon that you don't know how to use, lest it be taken from you and used on you.
Myth: Knives are much less deadly than guns
Fact: Knives are every bit as deadly as guns. Many people react rather badly to even relatively superficial cuts. The rule of thumb is that once you're cut, you have 3-5 seconds to do what you need to do before running the risk of weakness or loss of consciousness. If you're unconscious, the knifer can cut you apart at his leisure.
As to why knives are considered more dangerous than guns, well I'll admit I'm mystified. They're not. In fact, guns cause far more deaths than knives do, yet people accept allowing the public to carry guns while being irrationally afraid to let the public carry knives. My guess would be that it will take all out gang shootouts with automatic rifles spanning whole cities before people realize that knives aren't more dangerous than guns are!
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