If I were the one getting mugged, I would definetly want to be carrying a knife rather than a gun. True, a gun can do more damage, but at closer range and without any type of training, I feel that I would be much more able to utilize a knife in a defensive manner. It may take quite a bit of training to "properly" use a knife, but slashing an unsuspecting attacker would be quite a bit easier than pulling a gun, aiming it, and pulling the trigger and actually hitting the mark that you were trying to hit.
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