brick on a stick

A lot of self-defense instructors will emphasize the psychological advantages you can gain with stuff like that. If you can get them distracted you can gain a few seconds.

It’s like they’ll let just anybody carry keys. I could go online right now and have 50 keys shipped to my door tomorrow. But the Key lobbyists won’t let their crony politicians do anything about it.

A non-locking blade is more dangerous to you than anyone else in a defense situation. The utility of a SAK for other tasks, though, is indisputable.

Clever! I like that idea.

I carry concealed every day, but I have the same attitude as you. I’ll do everything I can to NEVER draw my gun. If they’re asking for my wallet, my keys, etc. they can have it. If it’s a threat to my life or that of my family it’s another story.

That is exactly the point the article made.

Agreed. The options are numerous. One of those polymer push-daggers in your purse is a good option my wife uses. You can walk with your hand on the knife inside your purse until you get to the car. If anything happens you’re ready to go. Just don’t forget you have it at the airport.

That’s not outdated. If you walk with your head down, earbuds in you’re a much softer target than someone actively observing those around them and walking quickly.

Are you ok?

Starred for the ASP reference. I love that guy.

Looks like it might auto-open as you pull it out of your pocket. I have a karambit that does that and it’s awesome, but I could never justify it because i ALSO had to carry a normal pocket knife for day-to-day knifey tasks. This might be the best of both worlds!

Starred for “dizzoor.”

It’s true. They hurt the cause of actual preparedness because even simple things like keeping a few weeks of food on hand is seen as extreme paranoia and people get too afraid of being lumped in with the Doomsday Preppers. It’s completely reasonable to prepare for a flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, drought, etc.…

But they never sent it to me. I verified that before I sent my email. If it comes down to proving whether or not it was sent the onus would be on him to provide proof he sent it, which he can’t because he never did. I was being polite in the hope that giving him an easy out would produce the results I wanted. It…

*tacitly

Hey, how did you find out so much about where I work!?

I do that all the time. “Please see my previous message below.”

Their boss is not my boss. I’m above their bosses in the corporate org chart, but not in their same vertical. I don’t have anyone under me but I have specialized knowledge and I report directly to the COO. Your tone sounds condescending, but your post belies a lack of details that would warrant such specific advice.…

You’re doing a good thing, but it won’t make a difference. They’d lose far more money by NOT doing it this way. I just try to appeal to their sense of professional integrity. Calling out clickbait is similar to calling someone in the theater an overactor. Shame can work.