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Being short gives me a brutal advantage of exploiting particular vulnerability of a tall opponent's belly in fencing and in case of a fight (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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[+] 21 points 10 months ago (4 children)
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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    What about a greatsword?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Well, you'll get arrested for carrying one in most places, since they're not exactly concealable, and getting the sheath off of one takes far more time than pulling a gun from concealment and doing a 'failure to stop', AKA Mozambique drill. Also, you have a limited effective range; if someone is inside about 3', you can't use the sword effectively, and would need to drop your sword and switch to your rondel.

    They're really only effective if your opponent is riding a horse, or is a pike phalanx.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    A lot of states simple require 'single edged'

    Theres also an interesting trend of states knife regulations being ruled in violation of the 2A. With the current tests being Heller and Bruen - the ban must have historical precedence AND the banned knives must be both especially dangerous and unusual

    For instance, Massachusetts had its ban on switchblades overturned ib 2024 as unconstitutional, with the state supreme court finding there was not historical support for the law, and they could not be considered uncommon because they aren't.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    FWIW, merely waking around with a sheathed sword may very well be both perfectly legal and protected by your jurisdiction's personal liberty laws.

    https://legalclarity.org/are-swords-illegal-to-own-or-carry-in-the-us/

    https://legalclarity.org/is-it-legal-to-carry-a-sword-in-new-york/

    I know someone who walked through the streets of an upstate NY city wearing a sheathed sword. They were entirely in their rights, same as if they were carrying an unconcealed rifle. But, also just as with the rifle, they couldn't take the bus and many stores refused entrance.

    (And there's a whole set of criminal offenses that they were suddenly applicable because they were in clear possession of a weapon.)

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