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No. 166633

Haven't seen a thread on this yet, so here we go

How do you guys protect yourself when you go out alone at night?
Do you just hope no one's going to rape you or do you got an emergency plan?

No. 166634

I live apart from my boyfriend for uni and he's been talking about getting me a bid ol' knife for self-protection, but I've no idea how I'd go about concealing something like that and because I'm in the UK if I got caught I'd be BTFO.

Something I've found actually really does make an enormous difference in how people perceive you, including potential aggressors, is modifying your posture and gait.
If you're the kind of person that slouches a lot and walks hurriedly with their head down people perceive you as being meek, weak and nervous. I used to walk a lot like that but over a year ago I began working on my posture, ensuring that when I'm out I walk with my chin up, neck straight, shoulders back drawing myself up to my full height and that when I walk my steps are wide, deliberate and loping.
Honest to god I have not been approached or harassed since. I caught my reflection in a window the other day and was surprised by how confident and impassive I appeared. It also helps if you have resting bitch face lel

Body language can sometimes convey more to people than words necessarily can, it's the universal dialect.
Sometimes though the best defense is having a good pair of legs on you so that you're able to swiftly escape a dangerous situation.

No. 166635

Take an RAD class
Most colleges offer them free, otherwise they're about $15

No. 166636

>>166633
>Do you just hope no one's going to rape you or do you got an emergency plan?
I just try to avoid 'culturally diverse' areas.

No. 166637

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I concealed carry a 9mm XDs (pic related) every time I leave the house. Feels good to live in a state that requires no permits, licenses, or anything.

No. 166638

>>166633

I do martial arts. And also, the way you carry yourself does play a big factor. I live in a pretty 'culturally diverse' area, and my high school was one of those shity ones where people get killed and stuff. Never got fucked with once, and I think it was because of how i carried myself.

No. 166639

After the store I work at got robbed at gunpoint I started carrying pepper spray. Makes me feel like I have some kind of a fighting chance :|

No. 166640

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Right now I just carry mini deodorant with me as a cheap pepper spray alternative, but I think about asking my local dealer about selling me some brass knuckles. We got a shit ton of foreigners and I go home alone at night, so I'm pretty fucking scared

No. 166641

>>166637
If your opponent gets the gun into his hands you're fucked.

No. 166642

>>166641
That's why you shoot them before they're in reach. I doubt they'd be able to pull it from my hands without eating a full magazine first.

No. 166643

>>166641
Also going to add, because I carry concealed, the gun coming out and them getting shot happens at the same time. They have no time to try grabbing it. They don't even know it's there until they get shot.

No. 166644

>>166640
>deodorant spray

This won't help much. Real pepper spray, isn't just annoying: it's immediately incapacitating. Imagine someone grinding up a pepper way hotter than a jalapeño, turning it into a liquid, and spraying it in your eyes.

You should get real spray. An ineffective weapon is worse than no weapon.

No. 166645

I live in a really dangerous country and city (for multiple reasons), so even when is bright outside you still feel insecure. I work out and have some muscle, and I always carry with me those big ass scissors idk if it's going to help but it's better than nothing. And then again,like some anon said, your posture and confidence plays an important role in this.

No. 166646

>>166640
Brass knuckles will break your fingers after you punch with them and if you live in America they're illegal

No. 166647

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>>166646
I'm not the person you're replying to but I have one of these keychains and they're perfectly legal in most states. I've never had to use it, I have no idea how effective it'd actually be, but it's cute and makes me feel safer.

No. 166648

>>166646
Brass knuckles will not break your fingers after you punch someone with them. Their legality varies from place to place.

They're very effective, I still have 4 lumps of scar tissue many years after being kidney punched by someone with them. Problem is you'd need a lot of force behind the punch and/or put it in the right area to stop an attacker.

No. 166649

I have a concealed to carry, so I keep my gun in my purse. I usually only take it when I'm going out a night at other times I keep my taser on me.

No. 166650

>>166643
>Also have a XDs!
Where do you carry?

I know most men carry around 4'o clock, but I hear that's dangerous for women since baddies may ambush us from behind. I'm debating appendix vs cross draw.

>>166649
Are you worried about purse snatchers?

No. 166651

>>166647
Ayy i got one of these too. I was thinking about buying pepper spray but for now i have the pink cat keychain and a gorgeous mermaid pocket knife.
Pocket knifes are illegal in my state but everyone seems to carry them anyway.

No. 166652

>>166650
>Where do you carry?
Depends on the outfit and the day (i.e. what I'm doing, etc.) Usually 11 'o clock (I'm a lefty), or 8 'o clock.

If doing outdoors stuff (in non-populous areas) I just OC at 9'o clock, usually with a full size XD in 9mm.

Appendix carry works well as long as you're comfortable enough sitting down and all that. Works fine for me, others have difficulty though. Thankfully the XDs is pretty small so you shouldn't have much difficulty at all.

Cross draw is frowned upon by many simply because you have to reach farther to get it, but if it works for you, do it. I don't think it really matters carrying 4'o clock for women, because I think anyone would be pretty fucked if ambushed from behind, regardless of where their gun is. Just carry wherever is most comfortable/concealable for you, and try to maintain awareness of your surroundings, i.e. listen for people walking behind you, and such things.

No. 166653

>>166651
>pocket knives are illegal in my state
Holy shit where do you live, North Korea?

No. 166654

Goddamn in the UK defence knives, guns, tasers, mace, brass knuckles and even these fucking cat key rings are all fucking illegal.

No. 166655

>>166654
Same goes for germany, and I can't even find pepper spray in stores anymore because everyone is buying it right now and there's a shortage

No. 166656

>>166655

Shiiiet you're in Germany?
Is it really as bad as it seems over there?
What's the general populace's consensus on Merkel at the moment?

No. 166657

>>166650
No, I use purses that I can keep close to my body.
Also has anyone used the safetrek app?

No. 166658

>>166653
Illinois. Our government is corrupt and the laws are all over the place. The ironic thing is that much bigger knives are legal for carrying like bowie knives, throwing knives, and butterfly knives. The little cat keychain is also illegal here too actually.

No. 166659

>>166640
this ring looks like something keekz would wear

No. 166660

>>166659
>Not splitting your attacker's face with a 15-carat engagement ring.
sigh
Not everyone here can afford to live like Kim Kardashian

No. 166661

>>166658
>tfw our state hates women
for real though, we fucked fam

No. 166662

>>166633
I carry my keys in my hand and poke one through my fingers so if someone grabs me I'll swing a dig and hopefully the key will puncture their face giving me time to leg it. Has anyone here ever had to use self defence? please share

No. 166663

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No. 166664

3rd worlder here

Even pepper spray is illegal in here. I just try to look like a very deranged drug addict when I'm alone at night, and keep my cellphone in my shoes and keys in my hand so should I be robbed I won't lose the only really expensive thing I have nor access to my apartment.

I also don't really fear rape, is that a thing,getting raped while walking down a street? I'm just slightly scared of being mugged and maybe killed, but random murder isn't too common over here either.

No. 166665

>>166657
>safetrek app
Never heard of it, but could you tell us about it?

No. 166666

>>166665
A quick google shows it to be a helpful app to quickly notify the police that you are in trouble.
>So they can show up 15 minutes later and find you bleeding and comatose on the ground

It's still simpler than calling 911 I guess

No. 166667

>>166662
Don't hold keys like that, it's not safe. I know it looks cool but you'll break your fingers. Use the hammer grip instead, it's one of the things I learned in RAD class. Lolcow keeps saying invalid image so I'm just gonna link it instead
http://acwafw.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-danger-of-keys-between-fingers.html?m=1

No. 166668

>tfw live in Georgia
>switchblades are legal here
>gun laws are lax
hell fucking yeah. i'm gonna apply for a concealed carry permit as soon as I turn 21, never been a fan of guns (I actually believe in somewhat strict gun control) but my town has a lot of tourists and a high crime rate and gang activity and if that's what it takes to protect myself then so be it

No. 166669

>>166667
Thanks anon I'll definatly do that from now on!

No. 166670

I don't need anything more than proper spray where I live. If I lived in the bad part of the city, or spent time there, I'd get a carry permit.

No. 166671

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>How do you guys protect yourself when you go out alone at night?
By not going out alone at night tbh

No. 166672

>>166671
Luckily for me, Angela Merkel will keep me safe with a burka!

No. 166673

>>166672
>>166670

Sucks for me. Pepper spray is illegal here.

No. 166674

>>166643
What if there's not just one opponent. What if the aggressor has got a partner right behind you.
Carrying a weapon could easily turn against you, unless you're effectively trained and strong.

Btw ayyy in my state even pepper spray's illegal, but I fucking don't care and carry it around anyway. I'd rather be fined than be raped

No. 166675

>>166655
it is possible to order them online?

stay safe m8

No. 166676

>>166674

>carrying a weapon could easily turn against you, unless you're effectively trained and strong


I really hate this argument because at the end of the day even if their were two-men about to tag-team me I'd still fare better escaping from such a situation with a weapon as opposed to without. I'd rather take that chance.

At any rate, these kind of low-life criminals are usually complete cowards.
If they attack you and you pull out a knife and manage to filet his mate he's not going to want to stick around and attack you further or stay and try to help his friend. The first thing on their mind is escaping capture so they're going to scramble and fast. They're not going to try and continue to mug/rape you whilst their accomplice is on the floor wailing and bleeding out.

For me being raped is the kind of thing that would ruin my life and likely end up with me in prison though. I'm so prideful a person that if that happened to me I would never be able to let it go, I'd live the rest of my seeking revenge in the most heinous way possible, legit keeping my attacker chained to the floor in a basement and coming down every morning to remove a fingernail, tooth or a strip of flesh-tier revenge, beginning with his castration.
I wouldn't be able to control myself, it would totally consume me. I would rather chance this kind of situation with a knife because it wouldn't be the rape that ultimately fuck me up, it'd be my actions following it.

No. 166677

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>>166674
The point is you're even more screwed if you're unarmed. Being armed means you have a chance to escape

>>166676
Good thing about a gun is even if you're small and petite, you can still make a massive 200lb rapist play catch with bullets

No. 166678

>>166676
>>166677
Thing is, if an unarmed man attacks you and you pull out a knife, and he's stronger than you and manages to take the knife from your hands, he'll be mad as hell because you tried to kill him. So he would not only rape you, but even kill you. I know that it's unfair and you can feel more safe with a weapon, but I was just pointing out that in real life it could turn against you.
A gun is better though, as long as you know how to use it and keep it hidden.

No. 166679

>>166678

If an unarmed man attacks me, chances are, especially in the UK, he's not going to expect a 5'7", well-dressed woman in her mid-20's to be carrying a fuck-off huge knife and he's likely gonna end up full of holes.

Adrenaline really is a marvel, and when engaged it really doesn't take that all that much force to slide a blade through the skin, the fat and the muscular wall and, if you drive deep enough, potentially exposing the organs. Even if you're unable to position yourself so that you can inflict this, even getting through the skin you're bound to hit a few veins/nerves enough to produce shock in your attacker.
A wound like that can be made quickly and succinctly proving you have the hilt of the weapon in a position on your body that renders it easily accessible to you when in the process of being restrained. A leg holster is always a good idea, especially if you wear skirts/dresses.

A gun is also better, but again, UK.

No. 166680

>>166679
Okay what's the deal with the UK and guns?
I think we're way to lax in the states, but I can't help but think that someone using a gun for self defense is less dangerous than a thug with a knife. Maybe I watch to much ID but all those cases where people use a knife as murder weapon shudder there was one case where a woman killed her husband with a cheese knife. Poor bastard. I think if gun laws were stricter and people didn't cut corners there wouldn't be an issue.

No. 166681

>>166680

We're a nation of historically and culturally repressed peoples so it would make sense that our government would take drastic measures to repress the peoples from potential uprising by restricting such weaponry, which forgive me if I'm mistaken, but is effectively the entire basis for the 2nd amendment in the US constitution?

That being said I don't think that the restriction on firearms in the UK is that bad a thing as it means as citizens we're free to wander as we please without the fear of a bullet suddenly severing your spinal column out of nowhere, but the restriction on literally ALL means of self preservation are retarded and nonsensical as it means that the only ones who are inevitably going to carry things like knives on their persons are people you'd least likely want to encounter with a knife, i.e. criminals and degenerates.

No. 166682

>>166680

Semi-automatic weapons were banned after the Hungerford in 1987 and handguns (or rather anything small enough to conceal) after Dunblane in 1996. Owning shotguns, rifles, etc is still legal and outside of big cities lots of people do. The catch is that you have to have "good reason" to own one which is easy in the country as you just say you want to go shooting with your uncle but if you're in the city and never even seen a gun you're probably out of luck. It's why you see the media shitting bricks every couple years over shotgun licenses being given to 10 year olds - if you have "good reason" (i.e. your parents have guns) then the police give out certificates pretty easily.

No. 166683

>>166682
>"good reason"
>social connections and/or nobility
Not so different from Edo period Japan, where the Samurai could own guns and swords, but everyone else are pesants

No. 166684

>>166683

Hmmmmm no, it's got nothing to do with social connections or nobility. Usually a good enough reason is just being a farmer.

No. 166685

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If you get an opportunity be so, would you want to be /k/awaii?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9qhmidCiEE

No. 166686

>>166685
no because I have this urge to shoot other people and myself whenever I hold a gun. Iono why

No. 166687

>>166680
>I think we're way too lax in the states
That's a horrible way to think. We're not lax enough, I say. My state has the best gun laws (no permits required, no registration, concealed or open carry at 21 with no felonies, no magazine capacity limits, etc) and IMO the vast majority of the country may as well be living in some communist shithole with all the regulations they have. "Shall not be infringed" means no infringements. Really, any firearms laws go against the spirit of the 2nd amendment. It's there to allow the people a means to overthrow or resist a corrupt government - and don't say "hurr hurr nobody could beat the military" because if everyone had a gun, we'd outnumber the military to such an extent that it would render their technological advantage (unless they're willing to nuke their own country) and training useless by a very large margin. It wouldn't even take the entire populace.

No. 166688

>>166687
You guys fucking scare me
I blame the popularity of American culture for why London gangs are so desperate guns as status symbols, no thank you

No. 166689

>>166688
>live in an area with 70% gun ownership
>0 mass shootings ever
Yeah, be very afraid!!! The spooky gun boogeyman might get you!

Weapons have been a status symbol for thousands upon thousands of years. They are a tool of self-sovereignty and, when applicable, sovereignty over others. In a society like the one in which I live, it's a non-issue. People aren't going crazy with gun crime just because they have easy access to weaponry, in fact we have less gun crime than many parts of Europe, even with vastly more guns.

Those criminals in the UK have guns, even though they are illegal. You have no guns (i.e. useful ones for self-defense purposes). Really all they've done is disarm the populace and make you more susceptible to criminal activity, which is more of a side-effect of them making sure the populace will not be able to do anything about a corrupt, tyrannical government.

No. 166690

>>166685
What the fuck? Cringe

No. 166691

>>166689
Don't forget that it's fairly easy to procure illegal firearms in Europe, if you know where to look.

No. 166692

>>166691
Yeah because a 20 year old girl would know this, especially an american one

No. 166693

>>166692
There's two ways. Either via the same routes as drugs or taking a visit to the slavic end of Europe. If you do it correctly, you'll have plenty of slavshit.



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