I would carry want was determined at its invention to be the ultimate weapon. A weapon that would end all wars or even end civilization as it was known. "THE CROSS BOW"
+1 Nice little Hand-Crossbow on my right hip!
With dart magazines (quivers) on my left.
When expanding the logic of "Wouldn't you agree the world would be better off if guns were never invented?" arguement from a 24 yr old neophyte (girlyman), I put that at the top of my list of replacement weapons.
I took the premise a little farther when I let him have "Nothing made of metal at all" argument... no knives, no swords, no spears, etc., even gave him rocks & slings, baseball bats and no bows and arrows made of wood and sinew for a "no weapons at all" scenario and asked him what he would do if 4 guys my size decided to walk down the neighborhood and do what we pleased since no one had the wherewithall to stop us.
Even if we were dumbed down to the point of not knowing we could fashion a weapon at all I could kick his behind easily all by myself (taller, heavier, longer reach, and way more experience in dealing out a beating to a ne'er-do-well) and most certainly if I had friends to do it with me. You can't take away all the weapons and expect peace. Wasn't the first recorded murder done with the jaw bone of an azz?
He left with no more to say. I think he got a little upset he had no argument because no one ever before gave him an inch of what he proposed and what it would mean if he got his mis-guided wish.
Guns are equalizers like nothing before. To deny that is both stupid AND evil. I like my girl having her 60ls. They look sexy together and I'm sure she can handle a tough guy better with it rather than looking for a rock to throw.
Seriously, it would be a knife and some type of spray canister.
