Originally Posted By: Leigh_Ratcliffe
Against some [censored] who has a knife or thinks that he's Mr Ninja-san they are reasonably effective.
A couple of points to remember:
1) Confine your blows to his extremities. That means his arms and legs. NOT HIS HEAD! Your trying to discourage him, not kill him.

2)...snip


When facing someone with a knife, the issue has already escalated to a deadly force situation and I'm going to take whatever target is presented. wink

Truthfully I have an ASP but almost never carry it. Choices are usually whether to employ OC or a pistol.
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