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ELB wrote:For those of you that think the answer to a knife is (only) a gun, good luck. Any mugger with half a brain cell is not going to show you his knife until he is too close for you to have any chance of pulling your own weapon. To preserve his overwhelming advantage, he is not going to show you his cards until the last second, within touching distance, where he can put his blade on your body, make sure you can see the muzzle opening, or feel the brick or fist against your head. This is far too late to be trying to draw, especially from the usual concealment locations. (this is where a hammerless or hammer-shrouded snubby in the jacket pocket or purse really shines...as long as you had your hand on it to start with.)

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If I do happen to recognize badness coming....I used to be of the mind that only "drawing the gun and shooting" was one movement, but the more I read, learn, study, and train, the more I think I am apt to draw earlier in the cycle, not to shoot but to be ready to shoot. Better to explain drawing "too early" than everyone else wondering why I drew "too late."

Beiruty wrote:Assume you have no gun, what do you do?