Posted by Aran
True, they are legal so long as you claim it is a tool rather than a weapon. The main issue is acceptable escalation and use of force, which is very circumstantial. For example, disarming an attacker and stabbing them with their own knife is assault with a deadly weapon, while overpowering and stabbing them with their own knife while it's in their hand can be considered self defense. Stabbing an unarmed or fleeing opponent is assault, and a knife should never be used except when all other possible avenues of escape have been exhausted. This means that even if someone twice your size tries to grapple you, you cannot draw your knife without being accused of escalating the situation. I personally would rather use what's around me as a makeshift weapon (a metal rod, a broken board, or a piece of rubble), because I'm frankly more likely to get stopped by a cop than attacked, based on my experience. However, again, I live in a city with a relatively strong police presence, so it is less likely for me to encounter a mugger than it would be in Detroit or Chicago. Circumstances are different for everybody.
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-If- a LEO ask about, I tell it's my fork away from home. If you get searched you better let them know where it is. Otherwise who cares?
Improvised is just that and if you can find that second. Even pulling a knife takes an eternity.
I like knives because with a reverse grip it's easy to conceal behind d your forearm. You can punch and skull tap with butt end. You don't have have cut or stab to use it as a weapon...