I carry 5 years of intensive training in Krav Maga. In my state, carrying a gun w/o a CCW permit is a big no-no, and it's very hard to get. Knives pose a problem but that doesn't stop me from wearing one around my neck or in the pocket (CRT Neckpeck, Cold Steel Culloden, CRT M16) . You have to have a reason for carrying a knife, which is hard to explain when you have one hanging around your neck under your shirt(s). Most cops won't check your chest for a weapon, tried it with one.
Used to carry one or two everywhere. I even have a Leatherman Micra on my key chain. I'd like to be packin but I'd have to move to another state. Will do it eventually. The socialists in this state are killing me.
Finally finished this post after my spouse interrupted me twice. What did Groucho Marx say? "Women should be obscene, and not heard."