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The question, gentlemen, is how MANY knives do you carry.

When I'm working, which is six days a week, I carry a Gerber fast opening lock back. That means spring assisted opening and is about $50 at Bass Pro. I don't consider it that great for any kind of defense, but I'd rather have that than nothing. It has opened time and time again without fail.

If I'm out on the town I carry several blades. When I wear a suit, I carry a CRKT M60 SOTFB on my belt. It's just under the illegal length and while not double edged, does have the other edge, just not sharpened. I've had it in my hand on occasion while walking around Deep Ellum and have shown it to a couple of the good folks down there. They turned around and walked away. I also carry a CRKT Ryan plan B in my pocket and sometimes one in the other pocket. In the front of my pants is a CRKT bear claw. Clipped to the back of my belt is a Gerber ridge knife. Small, but effective if you for some reason needed to cut yourself out of restraints. Under my shirt in the front is a CRKT neck knife.

Sometimes I carry a Smith and Wesson dagger with a shoulder harness with the behind the back draw or a Smith fixed blade in the small of my back.

Of course guns are great, but they can't be carried everywhere. If I'm ever walking in the open and I don't have a gun, I carry my biggest knife in my strong hand with the blade facing up and hidden. It can quickly be brought down for an upwards slash or a jam to the throat. Pepper spray is good for the weak hand since you can spray first and then go to work.

I recently bought a Spyderco Kumo, but have not implemented it into my wardrobe yet. It's got potential, for sure. I normally like tactical fixed blades for defense.

As for folks having to walk back to their cars when they forget they have a blade... I usually forget before I go into the State Fair every year. Instead of walking back, I just stash them in my boots. They never wand you down there. I could easily get a gun into that place, but you don't need one with all of the police around.