Have you ever felt bad for carrying a knife?

[Hoosierdaddy]

I've had a lot of girlfriends tell me I'm crazy for carrying a knife. **** I've had a lot of girls just tell me I'm crazy! But seriously, I was raised around guns and knifes, my dad's a retired deputy sherrif don't get that false security from the knife if you ever pull it out to defend yourself you better know how to use it. Do you know how many people get killed with knives and guns that belong to them? I'm a mechanic by trade (bought most of my Spydies, 7 to be exact off my Snap On tool dealer) and I use it all the time. I even have a dress knife, Stainless Steel Police serrated edge. Most of all the women have changed the way they feel about knives. I always have a knife where ever I go.

[zatoichi]

I only feel a little bad because I know it's 2 Big! Like when I use to carry my Gerber Mark1 around.....2 Big. What am I gonna cut with that? Myself, if I'm not careful...Now I just use an Endura for most anything. I occasionally take a SOG pentagon elite (the smaller size, although it's not to small). I also like a gerber spectre. But my favorite is the endura....highly concealable.

[Kahz]

Never had, never will. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

And I do enjoy it when people give me weird looks, ah... the pleasure of being different. <img src="tongue.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Kahz

[ftkinney]

funny i have never thought about it as a "good" or "bad" thing.

FTK

[Merlinn_82]

I have never Felt bad for carrying a knife
Ive always got either my leatherman wave Or my Spyderco 'Q' on me

I am careful when i use my knives But If i need a knife - Out it comes

[artsig1]

No way, no how! I have carried a knife for as long as I can remember and don't plan to stop now. I always have, at least, two on me when I leave the house for work. BTW I teach public school, 7th grade science/social studies, and my kids thought it was so cool when I whipped out my large wood inlaid Sebenza to dissect a frog this fall! Next fall I plan on whipping out my new toad to do the toad, if you know what I mean!

Art

[rvo3vom]

The only times I've felt bad is when I'm not carrying a knife.
Occasionally, when I've been in a rush, I've forgotten to slip a Spydie in my pocket before I leave the house. I just hate that sick feeling of reaching for it and finding nothing but pocket.
Of course, the LBK II on my keychain is always at the ready.

If someone comments negatively about my knives, I politely attempt to educate them as to the benefits and usefulness of carrying a blade. Worst outcome, we agree to disagree; best outcome, there's a new Spydie convert out there.

RVO3VOM
(my license plate - read it backwards)