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In Minnesota, it is legal to carry a knife on your person for self-defense (as far as I know). Say you have a 16 year old daughter or son and you live in a decent area. You recently out that she or he is carrying around a pocket knife for self-defense. They do not bring it to school, but pretty much everywhere else. He or she does not have a record of violent behavior. Would you be okay with this?
My child don't go places where they need a knife for protection. Sorry. Besides that she is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and studies Kickboxing. The knife would be a distraction for her and the least of her attackers worries.
I have always just walked with my keys between my fingers at night. I figure things like knives and pepper spray take too long to get out and most likely will hurt me more than them. I had a self defense class and one of the things we learned was "no matter who has the knife everyone is getting cut" during out "how to fend off a knife attack routine"
A pocket knife for protection from what? A mad roving block of cheese? An angry apple?
Have him carry a knife as a tool, I am all for that, and that is what pocket knifes are meant to be used for. But a knife is not a useful self defense weapon unless one is trained in the use of a knife (melee weapons are rarely useful to the untrained). Plus,
in self defense for a fist fight - a knife is a weapon, a weapon elevates a fight to an assult with a deadly weapon, and it will be the one with the knife that gets charged. That's prison time. So when exactly do they intend to use it for self defense? In an emergeny anything can be used to stab in vital areas - a pen for instance, keys. If you are that concerned have them take some self defense course as the previous poster indicated, their are better options than a knife.
In Minnesota, it is legal to carry a knife on your person for self-defense (as far as I know). Say you have a 16 year old daughter or son and you live in a decent area. You recently out that she or he is carrying around a pocket knife for self-defense. They do not bring it to school, but pretty much everywhere else. He or she does not have a record of violent behavior. Would you be okay with this?
The opinions of others does not matter. What the law says matters 100%.
You need to be certain of the state laws concerning knives and what blade length defines a "lethal weapon". Then you need to know how your state laws address the possession of knives or other lethal weapons by minors.
Have your teens had training in how to defend themselves with a blade? Serious training by professionals? Are they mentally prepared with the consequences of taking a life by defending themselves with a lethal weapon?
I've carried a little swiss army knife on my key chain for years but only for convenience with threads, letter opener, tweezers, etc.. I never once thought of it as protection. I give them out as gifts too but I know airports will confiscate them and kids can't even have them in their cars at school. I think Mace would be better protection along with some training in self defense.
Whenever my 4'10" daughter leaves the house I say:
I always used to carry a folding knife in my pocket. It was maybe two and a half inches long, and I kept it razor sharp. I used it to whittle branches into miniature baseball bats. Never thought about using it as a weapon though. It just never occurred to me to even consider it.
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