No Reciprocity

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...since I don't have a choice in the entire state of New Jersey or New York when me and my g/f are home for the holidays, this next week will be hard. A legal < 3" knife is a poor substitute for a gun when you're walking the streets of Newark (going to go visit my old Fraternity brothers right in the thick of it).

I don't feel unsafe, just a lot less safe. I've carried a knife and in my head martial arts training since high school, so it's not like I'm without my blankie, but whenever I go up something always feels missing.

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Try a walking stick, cane or a large "sturdy" umbrella. I would much rather have any of these than a 3" knife. And, I am sure with your martial arts training, you would know how to utilize any of the items I have mentioned... :dude:

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I never felt unsafe before I carried, now I feel safe when I do. When I enter a "pistol free zone" and cannot carry, I feel turtle on my back (well...maybe not that bad).

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These illustrations say it better than I can.