Sometimes you got to do what you got to do.
Yes and it isn't pleasant .
And sometimes it doesn't work out very well ,carrying stuff frself defense doesn't mean you can defend yourself .
A good friend of mine got in a fight , he was entirely faultless in this instance and though outnumbered beat the crap out of them , but as a consequence he knew there would be a severe comeback . He took to carrying one of them Fairbairns on his arm because he knew he was going to have to defend himself , he very shortly ended up in hospital for a very long time .
Obviously the dagger wasn't sufficient so he obtained a nice little automatic as the gun and dagger should be sufficient to defend himself ...within a month he left a widow and two fatherless daughters .
Its funny really as he was someone that would always go well over the top if anyone produced a weapon in a confrontation .