Poll: What is your stance on weapons?

[Alex Cowan]

I own three swords, all of them blunt. These are purely for 'recreational' purposes, as I partake in the sport of fencing.

 

[Double A]

I don't carry a weapon, but if I ever move to a city, I'm going to get a concealed weapons permit and carry a pistol in a holster (assuming the job I'd have permits it as well).

 

[JaceArveduin]

My preferred weapon of choice is an M4A1, since I don't own one (yet) I just keep a 3 1/2" knife on me. I doubt I'll ever need it, but better safe than sorry. (Though I really need to sharpen the thing)

 

[ScRaT_the_destroyer]

i don't carry any weapons, why you may ask.

because if i get arrested by the police i will go to prison for carrying a concealed weapon (be it charged with carrying a concealed weapon with intent to endanger life, possession of an offensive weapon or just plain old going equipped), its the law over here.

 

[floobie]

IRL? I carry a Bowie knife when I go hiking... just for some semblance of protection against angry wild life. And bear spray. Never had to use either, though.

That's it, though. No guns, swords, or whatever else. No real interest to change that either.

 

[lacktheknack]

I want the local laws to rearrange so that I can carry a can of Mace. Or a taser.

Currently, I'm left with my hands, feet and teeth, and a nice long jail sentence because damn you if you try to defend yourself. Makes me feel all safe when I walk home at night.

 

[Mafoobula]

Fist weapons, staves, spears and polearms, or Serge's swallow weapon from Chrono Cross.
Also, crowbar satellites. Nothing says "PWNED" like a crowbar liquifying your head after being released in the upper atmosphere.

 

[Zarmi]

I'd prefer to have a gun at hand. Especially after having been the victim of crimes. I don't have the needed patience to sit and wait for the police that will never turn up or do anything to help me if I get in a bad situation. So, I'd prefer to be armed. Especially because I live in Denmark, where the police and justice system is pretty much useless with a big fat U.

 

[MGlBlaze]

I recently got a very nice Oakeshott XVIIIa sword (Windlass Verneuil) that I like a whole lot. So I guess swords are my weapon of choice.

Though strictly speaking I'd rather Just Shoot Him than engage in close-quarters if I could help it.

 

[Laser Priest]

I carry no weapons.

I kill my enemies with my bare hands.

 

[Project Nemesis]

Guns. With Lethal Ammo. In my country, people tend to get mugged by criminal scum that wield baseball bats, knives, non-lethal guns. In my line of work I am equipped with a gun (a 7.65mm cal. gun, I know it sucks and it's an age old piece of shit by every standard one can name and it isn't too effective at long ranges, more than 15m) BUT when a dude points a knife or a non-lethal gun at me and I pull out that rusty piece of shit (that fires real bullets), pretend to get trigger happy, they tend to gtfo as fast as they can.

 

[manaman]

Needs gunsword option.

Also the poll seems at odds with the questions asked in the OP. For the record I don't carry a weapon because I'm in Australia so no guns just carried around on you all the time and knives seem more likely to get me into trouble as I have no training/experience using them offensively.

Also I can't be bothered, the worst I've seen are brief fist fights and I doubt I'll see much worse.

I was stabbed by knife in a bar fight. You don't worry about it until it happens.


I carry a gun, I started carrying it because I worked in the wilderness for lengthy times. While it's not a constant worry, and I never actually needed it, I would rather have a firearm and not need it then run afoul of some animal with no defense against it.

Not it's mostly habit. I have a Glock .40 S&W subcompact that fits nicely into my pocket and I carry it most places it's legal to carry.

 

[tjcross]

i carry a good hunting knife for protection (i have 3 daggers in my home but they are illegal to carry but not to own) but i would only use it if my opponent had a knife of gun normally i use my grappling skills to disable my opponent or failing that a few good strikes to the nose work
i'm also pretty good with improvised weapons chair-legs, chains, lone pieces of wood that kind of thing

 

[fessferenc]

Well, I seem to find myself awake more during the nighttime hours and I walk often, sometimes through the more "shady" areas of town. So just in case I usually have my knife on me, and sometimes I put my fangs in to startle any potential assailant (but mostly for a laugh).

 

[Souplex]

I like a good lance, polearm, axe, or my bare hands.
Seriously; swords and guns are weaksauce.

 

[Byr0m]

My stance on weapons? Battle for big weapons, Berserker for dual wielding and Defensive if I'm using a shield...
*awkward silence...*

OT: Meh It's illegal to carry anything in Britain (not that it stops people) so I don't carry anything but regardless, my view is still that you shouldn't carry weapons.

(sorry if anyone already did that joke)

 

[Lunar Templar]

i live in a quiet town, no need to carry, and by quiet, i mean doors unlocked and not really worried about it, out late and still safe, quiet

but i have a love of the sword, and even own a few

 

[tjcross]

Swords are wildly impractical, require a great amount of training to be useful and are for nothing more than decoration.

Knives make more sense and are quiet, but require direct confrontation to be of use.

Guns make the most sense. They can be concealed and are effective at any range. One day I'd like to get a license for a .357 magnum. I don't really believe a gun is necessary for protection or anything like that, and I'd never dream of using it on a person (or even threatening them), but I'd like to have one to take to a range or a farm or somewhere and shoot stuff.

a sword is practical as long as you have space to use it. depending on the sword a longsword has more mass at the end allowing for much greater damage then a knife and a short sword is balanced and can be used defensively and to pierce the enemy. now i am not foolish enough to believe that a sword is more powerful than a gun (or at least one that can handle lethal rounds) but for what it is a good quality sword is a deadly weapon also training to the point of expertise is only required to go against a skilled opponent thugs and muggers don't have much skill they rely on intimidation and size (either their body size or holding a gun) a good 3 feet of sharp steel will take them out with ease as long as you don't get shot

 

[Fbuh]

Let's put ti this way: I would be completely happy if a feudal style of society came back and we all had to carry weapons.

 

[Agayek]

I'm just curious about what you think about weapons. Do you carry any to protect yourself, and if so why? Do you refuse to carry anything because of some moral or religious taboo?

I don't know. I was watching a knife show and wondered what your stance is/was. Its late and I'm bored.

I don't carry a weapon mostly out of practicality and experience. I've lived on the edge of the ghetto of Flint, MI (the #3 city in the USA for violent crime rate) and picked up enough tricks to avoid being accosted (and I'm 6'8" and huge). I just don't feel the need to arm myself.

That said, if I were to carry a weapon for personal protection, it would likely be a Beretta 9mm or a S&W .357. I've fired both of them before and they're accurate, easy to conceal and pack enough punch to put an unarmored man on the ground and keep him there.

If I were to carry a weapon for the intimidation factor, I'd go with a katana. There's enough mysticism in the West about samurai and martial arts that if you were to carry a katana and look like you know what you're doing, most everyone would give you a wide berth.