I am so jealous of you yanks and your concealed carry permits.
I do think handgun owners underestimate knives as weapons especially at the range most gunfights happen at. Which is a [censored] good thing as here only criminals can have handguns and the rest of us are stuck with(pardon the pun)knives.

For a EDC kit I carry a gerber compact multitool, bic lighter,sharpie,AA maglight
(when the LED version gets here I will upgrade)EZLAP pensharpener.Spy sunglasses
in a can forces mag pouch, snivel kit with bandaids,tums asprin etc and a antique
cigerette case with my I POD with senninhieser earpods and a couple of thumb drives. All this fits in my canadian issue butt pack that some wags have dubbed my tactical manpurse.