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So are we ruling out target practice for the sake of target practice? I go shooting around once a month for the sole purpose of making a steel plate ring. I hav

by fein 15y ago

So are we ruling out target practice for the sake of target practice? I go shooting around once a month for the sole purpose of making a steel plate ring. I have no intention of hunting animals or killing a human being with the firearms that I use; The sole purpose is recreational target shooting. Of course, in a wild scenario such as home invasion that would be a different story, however the same can be said of any object used for defense purposes, be it a knife, pipe, flower pot, etc. And lets be honest here, you would most definitely use a knife in self defense if it came down to that. It's a preposterous argument to say that in a life or death scenario, you'd opt for a lesser source of protection in order to not use a sharp object.

freehunter 15y ago
I would not use a knife. There is an extremely high possibility that I would be injured by my own knife just as easily as I would be injured by the knife of my opponent. If someone held a knife to me and demanded my wallet, I would give it to him. If someone held a knife to me and demanded my life, I would attempt to disarm him/her with my hands, not my knife. Blades are dangerous in ways that guns can never be. I covered target practice in "practicing to kill". Whether or not you intend to do so, a gun is used for killing, and practicing with a gun is practicing how to use a tool designed for killing. I understand this may not be your view, but this is reality the way I see it.
tripzilch 15y ago
> And lets be honest here, you would most definitely use a knife in self defense if it came down to that. It's a preposterous argument to say that in a life or death scenario, you'd opt for a lesser source of protection in order to not use a sharp object. Really?! Well, I guess it's different if, thanks to your gun laws there's a good chance the intruder might be carrying a firearm. No scratch that, if they got a gun, then you're still screwed with a knife. First, do you know where to hit them to disable them at once? If not, you're now standing really close to a really angry, bleeding intruder. Second, even if you do, they now bled on the walls, the furniture, everywhere. Have fun cleaning that up. Third, you just killed a person. You can't really "disable" someone with a knife, either you kill them or you don't. My advice? A big stick. Like the wooden handle of a broomstick or something. Keeps people with knives at a distance, you can hit them, poke them, and pin them to the ground while you call the police. (stick locks below the chin, behind the jawbone, base of the neck, pushing backwards. very uncomfortable)

by fein 15y ago

freehunter 15y ago

I would not use a knife. There is an extremely high possibility that I would be injured by my own knife just as easily as I would be injured by the knife of my opponent. If someone held a knife to me and demanded my wallet, I would give it to him. If someone held a knife to me and demanded my life, I would attempt to disarm him/her with my hands, not my knife. Blades are dangerous in ways that guns can never be. I covered target practice in "practicing to kill". Whether or not you intend to do so, a gun is used for killing, and practicing with a gun is practicing how to use a tool designed for killing. I understand this may not be your view, but this is reality the way I see it.

tripzilch 15y ago

> And lets be honest here, you would most definitely use a knife in self defense if it came down to that. It's a preposterous argument to say that in a life or death scenario, you'd opt for a lesser source of protection in order to not use a sharp object. Really?! Well, I guess it's different if, thanks to your gun laws there's a good chance the intruder might be carrying a firearm. No scratch that, if they got a gun, then you're still screwed with a knife. First, do you know where to hit them to disable them at once? If not, you're now standing really close to a really angry, bleeding intruder. Second, even if you do, they now bled on the walls, the furniture, everywhere. Have fun cleaning that up. Third, you just killed a person. You can't really "disable" someone with a knife, either you kill them or you don't. My advice? A big stick. Like the wooden handle of a broomstick or something. Keeps people with knives at a distance, you can hit them, poke them, and pin them to the ground while you call the police. (stick locks below the chin, behind the jawbone, base of the neck, pushing backwards. very uncomfortable)