Poll: Never bring a knife to a gunfight

[Jezzascmezza]

I agree, but not in the case of MW2.
The rule of that game should've been never bring a gun to a knife fight.

 

[TeeBs]

Its called strategy my friend.

 

[loc978]

Never bring an ice cream truck to a taser fight.

...
But seriously, never stick around for a gun fight. If you must kill, do it when they're not looking.

 

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

Its called strategy my friend.

They're laughing.
"Guns are for shows - knives are for pros." Wise words indeed.

 

[Brawndo]

Real life is not the movies. You will NOT be able to hurl a knife with lethal accuracy at 20 feet while someone is shooting at you. You will NOT be able to do cartwheels through a hail of automatic gunfire a la Resident Evil or Aeon Flux and then stab the gunman in the face.

Firearms are hands-down the most influential man-portable weapons ever created. Even early, unreliable firearms made melee weapons nearly obsolete after only a century or two. For example, the arquebus did to feudal Japan what the nuclear bomb did to modern warfare - it changed everything.

Also, closing the distance with a person wielding a gun does not give a knife the advantage, I don't know what some of you guys are smoking. A handgun is highly maneuverable, not to mention the guy can "stab" the knife-user with his barrel before shooting them. This is not MW2 where knives are insta-kill buttons at any range under 5 feet

 

[Death on Trapezoids]

Split the difference:
Bring a ballistic knife

I would absolutely bring a knife to a gun fight if I
A) had a knife gun
B) had invisibility
C) Had the watch that slows down time

 

[Kortney]

In Call of Duty knives are actually more efficient in gunfights than guns are!

 

[loc978]

Real life is not the movies. You will NOT be able to hurl a knife with lethal accuracy at 20 feet while someone is shooting at you. You will NOT be able to do cartwheels through a hail of automatic gunfire a la Resident Evil or Aeon Flux and then stab the gunman in the face.

Firearms are hands-down the most influential man-portable weapons ever created. Even early, unreliable firearms made melee weapons nearly obsolete after only a century or two. For example, the arquebus did to feudal Japan what the nuclear bomb did to modern warfare - it changed everything.

Also, closing the distance with a person wielding a gun does not give a knife the advantage, I don't know what some of you guys are smoking. A handgun is highly maneuverable, not to mention the guy can "stab" the knife-user with his barrel before shooting them. This is not MW2 where knives are insta-kill buttons at any range under 5 feet

In addition: if you have no combat training or experience with your weapon of choice, neither the knife nor the gun will do you any good. Run.

 

[Andantil]

Always bring both, you could surprise them if you have a knife. Imagine, they're standing over you about to finish you off after they shot your kneecap and you ran out of ammo, and you quickly draw your knife and stick it in their kidney.

 

[stutheninja]

you've got to make sure that you have the knife concealed so when they close ranks not only do you now have a knife but now they are surprised, giving you time to strike

 

[Firetaffer]

It's perfectly reasonable to bring a knife to a gunfight, just make sure to bring a gun too.

Yes, was about to say this, a knife is better than no knife, always.

Why not both?

And haha xD.

 

[Zorg Machine]

Has anyone seen the last fight scene from v for vendetta?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLqEWDo1VQk&feature=related (can't embed)
skip to 0:50

 

[chainer1216]

"never bring a knife to a gunfight, unless you're close enough to stab them, and they don't know you have a knife."

word of drunken wisdom from me.

 

[Alleged Despair]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2x5GcOqsGg First thing that comes to mind.
I'm not sure how to embed the video in

 

[Nouw]

Now that's a knife. My point is that you must bring a big knife where ever you go. Thanks Crocodile Dundee!

 

[Spade Lead]

Am I the only one who remembers Anarchemitis' gun that he designed for Ultrajoe? A gatling gun that shot lightsabers. Ultimate win...

 

[Agent_Nahmen_Jayden]

I disagree, you never said the gun was loaded and while guns are large blunt objects, I would imagine being stabbed in the throat is more lethal than a blow to the head...right?

Really I'm just trying to spite you, a gun would be better if you had to choose between one or the other.

 

[Dark2003]

Guns run out of bullets, and if in a real pinch, you always throw the knife 50/50 chance if your an amatuer

 

[Spade Lead]

I am a good enough shot that if you made a move to draw a weapon, gun or knife, I would have put two in your chest and one in your head before you finished the move, so no, I will stick with the gun, thanks.

 

[loc978]

Has anyone seen the last fight scene from v for vendetta?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLqEWDo1VQk&feature=related (can't embed)
skip to 0:50

Conceptually interesting and extremely stylish... but completely unreal. The body armor is possible, though he would be incredibly lucky to survive such a fullisade even so (the mask isn't bulletproof, and all armor has weak points). Beyond that, no one is that fast.
Also, one high powered rifle in the bunch would've ended him quick, even if it was shooting center of mass too.