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Pruedrive t1_ixvkpjj wrote

Good situational awareness, avoid putting yourself in a dangerous situation in the first place, always have an escape plan.

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Dismal-Wishbone-4714 t1_ixvumwq wrote

21 years old to obtain a concealed carry permit and buy handguns. Nobody can just give them the answer and move on?

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Darondo t1_iy27r6z wrote

He asked what he’s allowed to carry.

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RoboticGreg t1_ixvvq6b wrote

A positive and forgiving attitude.

Seriously you live in Connecticut.

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TriStateGirl t1_iy7s0lg wrote

Crime happens anywhere. Also plenty of cities here have high crime rates. Bridgeport, Waterbury, New Britain, Hartford, Meriden, East Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, and so on.

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asspirate420 t1_ixvj0xj wrote

better to just get some street smarts about you and avoid a bad situation. otherwise it’s a good time for you to take up karate lessons

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PhizyT t1_ixvj7py wrote

Learn self defense, take up a martial art. YOU will be the weapon. You will also learn how to avoid needing a weapon. Otherwise, see the reply from someone else involving a super soaker.

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GoPikachuGo1 t1_ixzierf wrote

If you do a martial art in Connecticut you're legally required to register your hands as weapons with the local PD. Just go into your local PD and ask for the form, they will gladly assist you.

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PhizyT t1_ixzigze wrote

No you aren't

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GoPikachuGo1 t1_ixzisf9 wrote

Yes you are

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PhizyT t1_ixzizwu wrote

Prove it. Neither I, nor over 100 people I know have ever heard of that.

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GoPikachuGo1 t1_ixzlits wrote

I have an uncle, well I had an uncle, serving time now for it.

Sec. 53-206. Carrying of dangerous weapons prohibited

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PhizyT t1_ixzo8sl wrote

Hmm, few things here:

  1. That does not not prove your claim. There is nothing in there that supports it. You should read that carefully. You are wrong. Completely wrong. I don't know where you got that information. You should remove your original comment as to avoid propagating false information.
  2. I think you need to have a good honest conversation with your family and uncle. I think you may have misunderstood exactly why he's serving time, or they didn't tell you the whole story.
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GoPikachuGo1 t1_ixzom9e wrote

It certainly does. Did you read the statute? Martial arts weapons are considered DEADLY WEAPONS.

Well, there was more to it. He was also illegally transporting bear arms for a taxidermy company, but that's a story for another time.

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PhizyT t1_ixzp8he wrote

Yes I did. It says weapons. Not the hands. Weapons is also clearly referenced. Even then you don't have to of its part of the class. You need to read a lot more. You are incorrect.

Please respond back only when you have actual true information. Thank you.

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GoPikachuGo1 t1_ixzqfmv wrote

I am a 3rd degree black belt in Hap Ki Do and a 1st degree in Shaolin Kung Fu. By law, my hands are legally deadly weapons and must be registered as such. You're simply misinformed, friend. I am trying to educate you.

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PhizyT t1_ixzrllx wrote

Someone has misinformed you or you misunderstood. Likely when you received your black belt your name was registered as part of the tradition in the country of origin. For example, in Tae Kwon Do your name is registered in the Kukiwan in Korea.

You claim was specific that you are required to register in CT. That is not the case and you have yet to show any statue where that is. I practice as well and there is absolutely no requirement.

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GoPikachuGo1 t1_ixzsjql wrote

I've fought in the Kumite in Hong Kong, i've participated in Bloodsport in Mongolia, i've fought the grand master of Nepal in a 24 hour marathon fight at the summit of Mt. Everest and, while I lost, I lived to tell the tail, I know what I am talking about here. I am an authority on the subject.

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PhizyT t1_ixzssyk wrote

Haha. You said required by law. What law? Prove it. You haven't yet. Your post has been reported as misinformation.

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GoPikachuGo1 t1_ixzu5r6 wrote

I cited the law. You looked but chose not to see. This comes from a lack of focus, commitment, and sheer will.

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PhizyT t1_iy01c3z wrote

Nope. Nothing in what you cited has anything to do with registering. This is a stupid conversation.

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GoPikachuGo1 t1_iy01liv wrote

" i've fought the grand master of Nepal in a 24 hour marathon fight at the summit of Mt. Everest and, while I lost, I lived to tell the tail"

I mean..I figured this would be a dead giveaway that this is all just a joke.

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Hollowpoint1240 t1_ixzua9n wrote

I pray to god you are going along with his joke and aren't as dumb as your responses make you seem

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PhizyT t1_ixzy33k wrote

Huh? Dumb? What's dumb about asking for proof on a claim?

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Just_Jer t1_ixvj586 wrote

  1. talk it out
  2. if 1 not possible, remove yourself from the situation
  3. if 2 not possible, get ready to try to defend yourself until you have an opportunity for 2
  4. alert authorities
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frankybling t1_ixwnyq7 wrote

always be ready to run… we’re all soft tissue and bones… bad things can happen and often do when we try to stand our ground against things we could run away from… as a 2a person this is a hard thing to accept but it’s the best way ti actually defend yourself. I wish I had a more romantic answer for you.

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Marcelene- t1_ixvmqe5 wrote

21 is the legal age of which you can start the process of buying a handgun and taking the course work necessary to concealed carry. 18 (most states, not sure about ct) years old and you can buy a shotgun for home protection.

However, as others have hinted at, this is a rather extreme solution. We live in one of the safest states in the country. Yes there are tough areas, but none so tough that awareness and street smarts won’t do better than a gun. Remember that escalation (brandishing or using a gun in this case) rarely helps a situation.

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ArabianCamels t1_ixxr5rq wrote

It’s not extreme. It’s a Constitutional right which everyone holds. Let’s stop the negative attitude on firearms and bestow it upon people who use firearms for the wrong reasons.

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yudkib t1_ixz8esu wrote

Look man I’m a defender / supporter of 2A stuff but people also need to remember that the only reason the Kyle Rittenhouse situation was life or death for him was because he brought the gun to a skateboard fight

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ArabianCamels t1_iy1uw5x wrote

Sure, but Kyle Rittenhouse was an isolated case. Besides, he was acquitted on all counts. I would personally feel safer if more people carried. Arms in the right hands are better than arms in only the wrong ones.

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yudkib t1_iy21n9u wrote

It is and it isn’t. If you carry, any altercation within arms reach is immediately a viable self-defense claim. With the SCOTUS gradually making it so people can carry a handgun anywhere, I sincerely fear that there will be a significant rise in SD claims over minor altercations. E.g…. Someone gets pushed into your back at a crowded bar. You can’t see what their intentions are so you pull your gun. If they reach for it, even reflexively, you are legally entitled to kill them in many states.

Rittenhouse was acquitted because Wisconsin law allowed him to successfully argue he was afraid of being shot by his own gun. This isn’t going to be an isolated occurrence.

I’m not sure what fixes it, but it’s what keeps me up at night. People should have a right to self-security, but when lethal altercations are only viable as self defense claims because the shooter brought the gun… I’m not sure how that’s reconciled.

Police already have a hard enough job of managing this and they’re specifically trained on it. Your average yahoo isn’t likely to keep their cool to the same extent and the lines are going to get very blurry as more and more liberty is given to 2A interpretations.

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TheValentinePianoman t1_iy2kuni wrote

Sandy hook, parkland and columbine would disagree

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ArabianCamels t1_iy4r131 wrote

Did you even take the time to read what I said? Those cases are all cases where BAD people were the ONLY ones with firearms...

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TheValentinePianoman t1_iy4u3dd wrote

And what about those kids in Texas who had to wait hours for police to do something? Law enforcement arresting and detaining parents, unarmed parents, for doing what their cowardly officers couldn't

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eat_my_shorts_Reddit t1_ixvg6r7 wrote

You can carry a folding or spring loaded knife. Nothing over 4” for a folding knife. I believe spring loaded needs to be even smaller in CT.

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vladimeer3099 t1_ixvr2h9 wrote

Huh. I thought spring loaded were illegal all together.

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eat_my_shorts_Reddit t1_ixw88i6 wrote

Connecticut law allows the possession and carry of automatic knives subject to a very restrictive 1 ½ inches blade length maximum.

Under the law, dangerous weapons are (1) dirk knives, (2) switch knives, (3) stilettos, (4) any knife that has an automatic spring release device that releases a blade from the handle longer than one and one-half inches,

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0346.htm

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WhittlingDan t1_ixzp7he wrote

I believe a court case changed some of that. Something to do with Dirk knives I think and definitions used.

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Embarrassed_Union_96 t1_ixvmsfb wrote

Knives. Just dont go mall ninja or Monster Energy Pothead Chad on us.

No automatic knives with a blade longer than 1 ½ inches nor any knife with a blade longer than 4 inches. Your knife needs to be micropenis in length.

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/rpt/2007-R-0346.htm

Dont be a hatchetman kid.

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WhittlingDan t1_ixzomgu wrote

Over 4 inches is fine if its a tool and you have reasonable use for it. I can carry a large machete across town if I am going to work clearing land of brush and such. I can also carry a larger knife for hunting/fishing purposes as well as sport or outdoor survival such as camping or hiking. I do wood carving so I often have a few knives, one over 4 inches, I am also looking for a small carving axe/hatchet for spoons/bowels and removing excess wood. It is legal for me to carry the knives and small axe to the waterfront downtown in order to carve boats and such on the pier.

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Embarrassed_Union_96 t1_ixzqu7u wrote

Not wise for the kid to carry those things for self defense though. With a post like this up, there’s a record around for intent were they to do that.

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MikeSCARN95 t1_ixvvjdv wrote

Lol nothing, cant even buy a long gun at 18 here anymore. r/CTguns for more guidance if needed.

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im_intj t1_ixvxm1c wrote

You can die in a war but not purchase a firearm lol

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phutch54 t1_ixw4tj8 wrote

There's no draft, so that's not a problem either unless you sign up for it.

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ArabianCamels t1_ixxrct9 wrote

By law, all men 18 years old have to sign up for Selective Service System. You don’t get a choice to join the draft 😂

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phutch54 t1_ixyse2w wrote

There IS no draft.That's my point.You wanna die for Uncle Sam, it's a choice.

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WhittlingDan t1_ixzoycg wrote

There is no active draft now. The system is still in place and we all have to sign up for it by law or you can't get/do certain legal things.

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bdy435 t1_iy0b82l wrote

No, but they'll give you one.

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MikeSCARN95 t1_ixvxvom wrote

Or drink a beer. You can have a gun, as long as it's under strict control of the federal governement and doing with it what they tell you to.

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spatial_needs t1_ixvffkv wrote

An open mind and a few kind words is all I’ve ever needed.

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WhittlingDan t1_ixzppxd wrote

And yet we still have violence. Some people don't care about words. When I was sleeping outside, homeless, A couple young adults/teenagers tried to set me on fire. How would you have solved that with an open mind and kind words? How about the mugger who stabbed me before asking for my wallet? Luckily it was winter and I had a puffy jacket on. I felt the knife brush against my side under the jacket and it cut my shirt as well. So so so close.

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spatial_needs t1_iy025hb wrote

I’m not sure how I would have reacted. I don’t live on the streets and I’ve never been in your shoes.

I spent five years toting around an M16/4, under near-constant fear of attack, and that was enough for me. While I concede that violence in this world persists whether I am armed or not, I have found that words tend to be a far better means of de-escalation.

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captainXdaithi t1_ixvrsfo wrote

To carry a firearm in CT, you need to have a pistol permit. You must be 21 or older to go through the permitting process. And once you are 21, it can still take several months from the time you take your course certification to when you actually get your permit in hand.

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Budakaman t1_iy1xmsz wrote

Bug spray, like cockroach and ant killer tho

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jpenn517 t1_ixvnjgu wrote

21 for a concealed carry last I cared to look.

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mynameisnotshamus t1_ixwldqe wrote

Why do you feel the need? Can you avoid dangerous areas? Best to raise awareness avoid confrontation than to need a weapon.

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WhittlingDan t1_ixwq42u wrote

You can walk with a cane. Just be sure to use it.

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Inthect t1_ixvi36u wrote

Slingshot

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Screaming_brain t1_ixvshdn wrote

Your feet are your primary defense. Cardio.

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QueenOfQuok t1_ixvvq0o wrote

A stick, but why are you expecting to be in a fight and do you actually want to be in one? Whatever else you want to carry, learn how to run far and fast, and that will defend you better than weapons.

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JamesBouknightStan t1_ixwvx1c wrote

Join your schools wrestling team or club and take up a striking based martial art preferably boxing or Muay Thai (if you’re a minor in college and there is not club wrestling to join do judo or BJJ but preferably Judo). You legally cannot carry certain knives with you but that’s typically your best bet in life or death situations up close, these three things will keep you really safe from anything that isn’t a gunman holding you up at medium to long range

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sumsol1 t1_ixvmknk wrote

I learned this from a green beret who saw action in Vietnam. Your fingers poke their eyes out and hope to get their brain.

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mkt853 t1_ixx1uoq wrote

What do you mean poke their eyes out and hope to get their brain?

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bdy435 t1_iy0bemy wrote

Thia wont work on Proud Boys

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Time_Yam301 t1_ixwe72v wrote

The right to bear arms in Connecticut means concealed handguns only. Even a simple 3" push dagger is a felony at any age.

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WhittlingDan t1_ixznsxa wrote

You can carry any knife under 4 inches, except I believe double edge dagger. Over 4 inches is ok if its a tool that you use. So if you do landscaping you can carry a machete or a scythe. I have a 5" knife I use for woodworking and carving as well as camping and fishing. It is legal to carry but your millage may vary with the officer and you may take the ride but the charge won't stick. You also never call a knife a weapon or refer to it as self defense, it is a tool and that's important legally.

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Time_Yam301 t1_ixzp3hj wrote

Daggers are by definition double-edged. Push daggers are a special type of dagger with a horizontal hilt allowing the user to punch with it. Specifically, punch through ribs. Blades are typically short around 3". Knife fighting requires a lot of training, and can be dangerous. Push daggers however are more instinctive - everyone knows how to punch.

But a double-edged blade has been the rule for weapons since the bronze age. They maximize the utility of the blade to a variety of combat scenarios.

I was arrested for having a 3" push dagger in CT 20 years ago.

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Alternative-Try8265 t1_ixvl4rl wrote

no, you have to learn to defend yourself with the 2 weapons you already have

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StepVanity t1_ixwsaau wrote

Go to a "gun-free zone". Criminals always obey the law and will not go there with their illegally-gotten firearms/weapons. Government would prefer unarmed subjects instead of armed citizens and love passing more "gun control" laws to keep evildoers from doing evil. Yeah, right! If you end up in a bad situation in CT, you will usually be expected to settle on being a victim.

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