WEAPONS.

[juanez]

.380 Walther PPK or .44 Special Taurus snub, strapped to the small of my back. These are like a part of my body or a part my wardrobe at this point.

I have a permit - I recommend that you get one if you intend to carry also.

[Blarg]

Another extremely legally safe version of that just occurred to me -- those Maglite brand flashlights that are about five or six inches long. They have a hole at the base end if you want to attach a leather strap to it, but anyway, they're made out of good metal and are very tough. They're thin and easy to carry, but you could punch a hole in somebody's skull with one of those things.

[Diplomat]

True.

Any chance you know where you can find a Ju-Jo? Those would do as well.

-Diplomat

[tbach24]

Usually my numbchucks, but sometimes I go with my bowstaff.

[Duke]

Given that I don't cut my hands off I suppose I'm always "packin.'"

~D

[jesusarenque]

Bazooka

[swede123]

Some good suggestions. I have one of these,an Asp Key Defender

In addition to serving as a blunt object for gouging etc. it contains a small canister of pepper spray, good for a couple of good squirts. And it attaches to the key chain making it non-obtrusive and easy to carry.

Swede

[Blarg]

I don't know what a Ju-Jo is.

[shadow29]

Where do you live juanez that makes it necessary to carry?

I'm not anti-gun or whatever, just curious.

[Blarg]

That's pretty much the equivalent of the yawara stick style weapons, with the addition of the spray.

In California, and through mail order, there are legally approved versions made from a Tak Kubota design that are called something like Kubotans or something I think. Anyway, they're easy to find in martial arts stores, come in wood or metal, with rounded or slightly pointed ends, and a keychain attached. Very much like the thing you have pictured there.