No, saplings don't run away. But sometimes people don't either, especially when they're getting ready to shoot.
We agree that both machetes and guns are dangerous. But I'm arguing that a machete can be more dangerous than a handgun, in the hands of a trained attacker.
I was quibbling with the "physically work quite a bit" aspect of your comment.
Re:Pistol sights
by upvotinglurker on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @12:54PM
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My workplace provided "active shooter training" in which a police officer demonstrated a potential way for a group of unarmed people to disarm a person with a gun. When one of my coworkers asked "What if they have a knife?" the officer replied with something to the effect of "There's no good way to disarm them without getting your hands cut up, I'd much rather face an assailant with a gun than a knife."
Cold weapons _are_ more dangerous at near distances, than guns.
The gun has exactly one business end and you know how it is going to be used. An attacker wielding a knife can use multitude of moves, how to attack.
Re:Pistol sights
by MrFantastic on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @02:29PM
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Shooting someone that is running away is murder not self-defense.
Re:Pistol sights
by maxerickson on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @03:31PM
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Yes, the context of the discussion is the malicious use of weapons.
I'm also not real sure what your point is. I said I wouldn't want to face someone wielding a machete anymore than. I was acknowledging that a malicious person can be plenty dangerous with weapons that basically can't be restricted (a machete can be improvised much more easily than a repeating firearm or ammunition for said firearm).