Timeline for Martial Arts Weapons for Home Defense?
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| Apr 17, 2018 at 12:10 | comment | added | LastStar007 | @user1972 Also worth noting that at least in the US, knives are considered deadly force, and thus can only be used to respond to deadly force against you. IANAL. | |
| Apr 17, 2015 at 23:09 | comment | added | user1972 | @grovberg I think his point is that using martial arts weapons makes it a bit harder to prove self-defense, and this might be an issue. I call that the Cameron Poe Effect. For instance, I have a combat knife, but if someone breaks in I'm getting a kitchen knife. The last thing I need is a lawyer arguing that I'm a freak who keeps military gear in his office and used disproportionate force against the poor burglar who was just after his next fix. | |
| Sep 6, 2014 at 8:07 | comment | added | Fildor | What lots of people forget: You already have "kind-of-" swords at your home. The big Chef Kitchen Knife makes a great "Sax". The only problem is to reach it before the intruder reaches you. Therefore I second the aspect of weaponless defense (and always keep legal issues in mind, I'd give +2 for that if I could). | |
| Aug 20, 2014 at 8:44 | comment | added | Sardathrion - against SE abuse | @grovberg: Sure, a sword is safer than a gun but it is still not a safe thing to have. I made a note of guns since the OP mention them in his question and guns can be considered martial art weapons. | |
| Aug 19, 2014 at 20:35 | comment | added | grovberg | Getting educated is good advice. That said, your argument kind of circled back around to imply (rightly I think) that any time you attack another person, there could be serious legal consequences and there's no much to do about that, weapons or not. If you're protecting yourself or your family, you just have to do your best and hope for the best. Also, our school does teach practical combat weapon techniques meant for real-world usage. I'd also say that equating the danger of having a gun in the house with that of having a sword, spear, or staff is a bit absurd. | |
| Aug 19, 2014 at 6:54 | history | answered | Sardathrion - against SE abuse | CC BY-SA 3.0 |