NickZac
Ultimate Member
Please?
While some knives are edged weapons, most are edged tools; the title makes one specific suggestion of what a knife will be used for. It does not cover things like folding knives/slipjoints/kitchen knives/multi-tools/axes/sharpening/upkeep, and it suggests that carrying a knife is carrying a weapon, which legally-speaking is meh. It also does not specify defensive edged weapons used in self-defense, versus offensive edged weapons used in the commission of crimes. Much like gun-control advocates argue guns have only one purpose, knife-control advocates use the same line of reasoning and words like, "switchblades", "dirks", "pigstickers", "weapons", etc. are in their vocabulary of giving knives the same 'evil' intent done to guns. Could you consider something along the lines of, "Edged Tools and Edged Defensive Weapons" or include something to convey both tool or weapon or specific usage (and preferably establish that the weapon is of defensive purposes)?
While I realize that, "Shivs, pigstickers, and battleaxes" was put as the description for humor, it would be similar to putting "get yo big clipz n' cop killas" in the Depot Section, "Uzi's and Tek-9's" in the Class 3 Section, or "Saturday Night Specials" in the Handgun Section in the sense that it conveys an image which may not be positive for owners and advocates. While I realize this is going all PC, given gun rights and knife rights are under attack, I honestly believe the description could be changed to better serve the community. Could something along the lines of, "folding, fixed blade, & kitchen knives; martial blade craft & defensive edged weapon technique; sharpening & maintenance", potentially better describe the purpose (and varying legal intent), please?
While some knives are edged weapons, most are edged tools; the title makes one specific suggestion of what a knife will be used for. It does not cover things like folding knives/slipjoints/kitchen knives/multi-tools/axes/sharpening/upkeep, and it suggests that carrying a knife is carrying a weapon, which legally-speaking is meh. It also does not specify defensive edged weapons used in self-defense, versus offensive edged weapons used in the commission of crimes. Much like gun-control advocates argue guns have only one purpose, knife-control advocates use the same line of reasoning and words like, "switchblades", "dirks", "pigstickers", "weapons", etc. are in their vocabulary of giving knives the same 'evil' intent done to guns. Could you consider something along the lines of, "Edged Tools and Edged Defensive Weapons" or include something to convey both tool or weapon or specific usage (and preferably establish that the weapon is of defensive purposes)?
While I realize that, "Shivs, pigstickers, and battleaxes" was put as the description for humor, it would be similar to putting "get yo big clipz n' cop killas" in the Depot Section, "Uzi's and Tek-9's" in the Class 3 Section, or "Saturday Night Specials" in the Handgun Section in the sense that it conveys an image which may not be positive for owners and advocates. While I realize this is going all PC, given gun rights and knife rights are under attack, I honestly believe the description could be changed to better serve the community. Could something along the lines of, "folding, fixed blade, & kitchen knives; martial blade craft & defensive edged weapon technique; sharpening & maintenance", potentially better describe the purpose (and varying legal intent), please?
