Thread: Blackjacks and sap

It's a sad day when you feel you have to go armed by some means when out and about. Never really felt that way most of my life now I am beginning to wonder.

Bob

Since Covid days and all the defunding Police along with revolving door for violent crims and mental cases, I can go days without seeing a policeman around here.
Seems they only stick their heads out until called to survey the aftermath.

I CCW everywhere I go. If I can't, I usually won't go.

Problem with concealed carry is in the name. It's not a deterent if they can't see it. That's the argument some make for open carry.
Florida has interesting knife carry laws. You can open carry any knife that is not a spring loaded projectile. If it is concealed in your pocket or covered by a jacket even you have to have a CWFL (Florida calls it Concealed Weapon or Firearm License) unless it is under 4 " in length or considered a "regular pocket knife or multitool." BUT, if it is in plain sight you can carry anything up to amd including a sword or machete.......I don't make em up, I just live by it.

So, since CC is "concealed" I also open carry a fixed blade as a visual deterent. 9MM in the front pocket though.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Since Covid days and all the defunding Police along with revolving door for violent crims and mental cases, I can go days without seeing a policeman around here.
Seems they only stick their heads out until called to survey the aftermath.

I CCW everywhere I go. If I can't, I usually won't go.

That’s the only sensible option. While I own a blackjack, it would be my least choice for protection. I’m way too old to be that up close to physical confrontation.

Yup. Swinging, stabbing, and flailing is no longer in my wheelhouse. Fortunately, I have not yet considered unhostering. I know it will be spitting as I do.
Playing it smart as to where you are and who you are with seems to be the best defense. However, you never know.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yup. Swinging, stabbing, and flailing is no longer in my wheelhouse. Fortunately, I have not yet considered unhostering. I know it will be spitting as I do.
Playing it smart as to where you are and who you are with seems to be the best defense. However, you never know.

To be honest..bout the only time I carry around here, is when I go grocery shopping.

I don't trust big parking lots.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Playing it smart as to where you are and who you are with seems to be the best defense. However, you never know.

I have agreed with this for years.

Around here 90% of the issues come up within less than 1% of the area.

Many years ago the neighborhood wanted to close a certain bar. The police didn't want to because then they knew they would spread out the troublemakers....

Another quote applies here.

"Discretion is the better part of valor" Falstaff (from Henry IV, William Shakespeare)

When it comes to violent situations probably the most important item in a fight is the thing between your ears.
At the Police station where I worked many years ago there was a sign at the end of the pistol range above the targets: 'Think it out, don't shoot it out'
My Aikido Sensei also imparted some wisdom: "The best way handle a fight is not to be where it happens".
From bitter experience, I know many confrontations happen very fast indeed.

Originally Posted by BobH

It's a sad day when you feel you have to go armed by some means when out and about. Never really felt that way most of my life now I am beginning to wonder.

Bob

Bob, you know, I am a locksmith and in this profession people will drag you right in the middle of their disputes without telling you and expect you to take their side while they use you as a human shield. In spite of all this I never carried for over 35 years. Maybe that was just blissful ignorance. Then the housing bubble burst and in 2 years I rekeyed 401 foreclosed properties. Couple with that that people were in the middle of the Great Recession and some had become desperate. Add on top of that the rise in drug use especially meth. I never did but I know locksmiths in other areas that walked in on meth kitchens. Those guys are nuts to begin with and now they are maybe high as a kite and facing serious jail time but they are holed up in a place that has no links to them. God only knows what they might do to some poor unsuspecting soul who stumbles into their off the grid operation. They could kill you and vanish with no way to trace them.
Although I never walked in on one in operation I did come behind an abandoned one (pretty sure) and I have walked in on squatters. At that point I said, maybe it's time. I have a family to support and I just can't take that chance.
I'm a God fearing man and I do not wish to harm anyone but I can't let anyone harm my family by harming me. In that situation I will ask forgiveness and pray for his soul before I send him to meet his maker instead.