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Originally Posted by red-beard View Post
Inside of 30 feet, most attackers can close the distance before you can pull out a firearm and fire!
I believe an LAPD study showed that inside of 21 feet, a knife wielder has an even chance of taking out an officer with a holstered weapon.

Mythbusters actually took that one on--the knife wielder did a lot better than one might expect.
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