Really the whole damned thing bothers me all up and down, left and down. In every way, every day, and will continue to be a thorn in my side from my 37th birthday until the day I die. And if the transhumanists have their way, even past my physical death.
I own a bunch of weapons. I'm actually not a generally violent person, regardless of what my Drill Instructors said when I was at Boot Camp!
Seriously...
Anyhoo, I'm generally armed to the teeth. I've got a Springfield XDM .40 handgun, that is rarely more than 2 feet from me, and often rides on my right hip. It isn't the M-16 I carried in the Marines, but it will do in a pinch. I'm also used to carrying a knife in my right pocket. For the last four years, that knife has been a limited edition Benchmade Presidio Auto. I've also got several fixed-blade knives, and an extra-long fully-functional katana that I once used to cut through a 2-3 inch branch with one stroke.
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No, this is not excessive... the machete I almost bought would have been excessive.
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When we moved to Virginia, I learned something interesting and important for my long-term freedom. While I'm allowed to walk around the neighborhood with my loaded pistol on my hip, with four extra magazines for a total of 81 rounds. I can strap on any or all of the big knives I've got, on the same belt as my pistol and magazines... it gets heavy, trust me. I'm pretty sure I can even carry the katana, as long as I don't unsheathe it in public. But I can't carry my Benchmade Presidio, because it is a "switchblade" and therefore illegal. It opens by way of a button, which releases the blade in a spring-loaded manner, which makes it more dangerous than any other weapon I own?
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Guess which one is a danger to Mom, apple pie, and freedom? The second smallest one, second from left.
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Of course, to add jail time to fines the government decided that if you OWN an auto knife, you also intend to sell it to someone and they charge you for trying to sell it. Bastards! So I had a choice, to carry the illegal knife and roll the dice, or buy a new knife and follow the law. I've never been one to duck the grave responsibility of going shopping for new gadgets... I'm willing to make that sacrifice. So I ordered a knife online. It sucked, and it is going back to Amazon on Monday. So I drove a half-hour to Dick's Sporting Goods and picked up a cheap Chinese-made Kershaw.
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One of these has a button, which makes it SCARY!!!
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As you can see, the Kershaw (top) is actually very slightly larger. They both have partially serrated blades, and they both clip to your pocket. They both have springs in them, so that the blade opens very swiftly and one-handed. The only difference is that the Benchmade has a button-activated opening mechanism, while the Kershaw has a small flange on the blade that you flick with your finger and as the blade begins to open the spring engages. They call it "spring-assisted opening" and technically it dodges the law against switchblades even though they are identical in practice.
To recap: guns, large military and hunting knives, spring-assisted opening folding knives, and possibly ridiculously long and sharp swords? LEGAL!! Small knife with a spring and a button? ILLEGAL!!
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It is breaking my brain!
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