so you break the law everyday bld? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> haha.

i think we all carry knives with the knowledge of what we are actually carrying... we are carrying a sharp piece of steel that CAN be used as a weapon to kill someone, we all know this, but some of us more than others gloss this over and never think of their knife as a weapon.

i personally carry for Self defense and utility. i have one blade that i never use for anything except in the event of its use for SD should arise. this blade is my busse scotch dispenser. fantastic self defense knife for a few reasons.. right off the bat - ITS MADE OF THE TOUGHEST STEEL OUT THERE - INFI!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> secondly, its low profile style makes it easy to conceal and the ringed grip makes it [censored] near impossible to get it out of my hand. i also carry a spyderco cricket for EDC/utility. this blade is sheeple friendly and can cut more than i thought it could, intially.

so yes. i carry with self defense in mind. for this purpose, i carry the busse scotch dispenser. i also carry for utility purposes, the spyderco cricket. i also have a Tennessee handgun carry permit that entitles me to carry a firearm. for that purpose, i carry a Glock 26 (the best ccw 9mm i have ever seen or owned). but when i go to school, or go other places where i cant hide my gun, i ALWAYS have my busse scotch dispenser on me. my ideology is that you should always have something on you that you can use to defend your life with, and that thing should be able to match the threat of someone else's weapon to some degree. for instance, about the only thing someone is going to pull on me and one-up me is going to be a gun. with my busse, i can defend my life with it if i should ever have to. but i think that the most important facet of SD is not going in areas that are bad and being smart. using your head. good thread though.