Is everyone aware of Doug's other effort Kniferights.org?

There are laws on the books everywhere, so poorly written and thought out they cry for a test case. If you don't feel like being one, a few thoughts:

Demeaner is everything. In a age of slobwear, a man with a tie and longsleeved, pressed shirt is going to be treated differently than the guy in a Jimmy Buffet lookalike contest.
If you are searched, that whistle, sparklite box and flashlight establish an association of purpose; ie I am preparing to survive, not burgle the hardware store.

Does this work? I was in a steakhouse that provided liability free knives; roundnosed and DULL. Without thinking, I pulled out my Ritter, opened it onehanded and proceeded to eat. My companions sort of froze, as two policemen in the opposite booth were looking at me. Then one said " somebody is thinking" and they both pulled out their Spydercos and started cutting.