SWAT-Team Nation: The Militarization of the U.S. Police

Re:SWAT-Team Nation: The Militarization of the U.S. Police by stcredzero on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @01:48AM (#6204205)

I carry a Preon penlight with 2AAAs. It is a pain in the butt with the switch being too easy, but I also stick a pepper spray pen next to it in my pocket, and that's enough to keep it from getting pressed accidentally.

For a knife, I most often carry a Kershaw Cryo or a Ken Onion Ripple. I have no illusion about using either for self defense.

See this page: http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/knifelies.html

A lot of that applies to guns as well.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:SWAT-Team Nation: The Militarization of the U.S. Police by rdl on Monday August 19, 2013 @03:17AM (#6236021)

Yeah, a lot of the stuff on that page is true, but you can address it through "situational awareness" -- i.e. not letting a high-threat person get close enough to you to suddenly stab you.

The very specific case of someone grabbing a gun is the one area where I feel comfortable using a knife in self defense. Other than that it would be my absolute last choice (unarmed, even, might be better).

I'm generally in my house, in my car, or in an office somewhere -- all fairly secure environments, where I have 10-15 seconds to draw, or possibly even grab a long arm. My goal is to have a house/office on enough land that it takes >60sec for even SWAT to get to the front door after initially being noticed (a 150mph helicopter might be difficult, though), and maybe 30+ seconds to breach it (minimum).

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:SWAT-Team Nation: The Militarization of the U.S. Police by stcredzero on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @03:11PM (#6207620)

And for whoever downvoted me for political reasons, I am a 2nd amendment supporter. It just so happens I'm against a lot of the macho BS that surrounds guns as well. Logic and principle demand both.

[ Parent | on HN ]