Best home defense weapon to have that is not a firearm. - Page 2

mister · 18 Jun 2026, 02:21 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwrLOtH4ptQ

north · 18 Jun 2026, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by hadaso

The problem with the Swedish steel method is that when you end up in jail you cannot bring your fine Swedish steel with you to your new home.

you might be right...

chrisretusn · 18 Jun 2026, 12:44 PM

We have dogs. We have a couple of bolos.

Problem with knives is you need to know how to use them.

Bamb0 · 19 Jun 2026, 12:02 AM

Yes very true!

north · 19 Jun 2026, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisretusn

We have dogs. We have a couple of bolos.

Problem with knives is you need to know how to use them.

true.

dogs are good ?weapons?

JeremyNicoll · 19 Jun 2026, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by north

dogs are good ?weapons?

I expect so - if the defender choses an appropriate breed. Compare the effect of being hit over the head by (say) a Chihuahua versus a St. Bernard ...

hadaso · 19 Jun 2026, 12:53 AM

My son suggest that the best defense weapon that is not a firearm would be a crossbow.

Another weapon that is not a a firearm that I know is called an Uzi-gas: it is a tank containing several kilos of compressed teargas with a quarter turn faucet and a shoulder strap. It is used for spraying teargas on large crowds, and the name comes from it being carried in a manner similar to an Uzi sub-machine gun. Use it if your house is stormed by hundreds of demonstrators.

chrisretusn · 19 Jun 2026, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by north

true.

dogs are good ?weapons?

Come in to my yard uninvited, you will find out.

Tsunami · 27 Jun 2026, 01:38 AM

I guess my best defense "weapon" would be a sharp kitchen knife. However, unless it's a really life-threatening situation, I'd refuse to use it for any other purposes than cooking. I don't believe that violence is an option, I'm a quite radical pacifist (and I think in this context, "radical" is actually good: if the entire world would be devoted pacifists, the world would be a much better place).

Other than that I have faith in our local police, and in my good old door lock.

I would refuse to ever bear a fire arm. Other than the fact it is illegal in my country and in most of Europe to bear a fire arm, I would refuse to bear one anyway. I don't think I could live with the thought of having severely wounded a person or having killed a person, even if we're talking about a severe criminal. I don't believe in violence to solve solutions. Unless my own life would be at stake, I don't see myself use violence in any situation.

18 Jun 2026, 02:21 AM	#16
mister Essential Contributor Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 434	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwrLOtH4ptQ Last edited by mister : 18 Jun 2026 at 03:01 AM.

18 Jun 2026, 12:44 PM	#18
chrisretusn Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Philippines Posts: 961	We have dogs. We have a couple of bolos. Problem with knives is you need to know how to use them.

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Bamb0 The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,381	Yes very true!

19 Jun 2026, 12:53 AM	#22
hadaso Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 5,221	My son suggest that the best defense weapon that is not a firearm would be a crossbow. Another weapon that is not a a firearm that I know is called an Uzi-gas: it is a tank containing several kilos of compressed teargas with a quarter turn faucet and a shoulder strap. It is used for spraying teargas on large crowds, and the name comes from it being carried in a manner similar to an Uzi sub-machine gun. Use it if your house is stormed by hundreds of demonstrators.

27 Jun 2026, 01:38 AM	#24
Tsunami The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in between the bright lights and the far unlit unknown Posts: 2,622	I guess my best defense "weapon" would be a sharp kitchen knife. However, unless it's a really life-threatening situation, I'd refuse to use it for any other purposes than cooking. I don't believe that violence is an option, I'm a quite radical pacifist (and I think in this context, "radical" is actually good: if the entire world would be devoted pacifists, the world would be a much better place). Other than that I have faith in our local police, and in my good old door lock. I would refuse to ever bear a fire arm. Other than the fact it is illegal in my country and in most of Europe to bear a fire arm, I would refuse to bear one anyway. I don't think I could live with the thought of having severely wounded a person or having killed a person, even if we're talking about a severe criminal. I don't believe in violence to solve solutions. Unless my own life would be at stake, I don't see myself use violence in any situation.