• bob_lemon
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    3 months ago

    A knife in close quarters is insanely dangerous. Using guns against an attacker with a knife is not really an escalation.

    That said, the situation should never have escalated to the point where there is someone attacking with a knife.

    • ouRKaoS@lemmy.today
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      3 months ago

      Studies show that an attacker with a knife in hand has the advantage over someone with a holstered gun from as far as 21 feet away.