why do you carry a knife?

[Larryjk]

I have carried a "Old Timer" three blade pocket knife all my life. There was almost every day it was needed to cut something. I can remember the teacher asking me to borrow my pocket knifel to cut something. This is about a 3 1/2 inch model. My son now carries one but not as religiously because he was prohibited by the school system in his "formative years". Now he hates to ask me for mine if he has forgotten his. However, if someone was to come at me with a knife, I would shoot them without warning.

[dovehunter]

When hunting for obvious reasons. When not hunting, as others have said, because I may need it to cut something. My usual "carry" pocket knife is a case boy-scout type knife that my wife gave me after we were first married (about 35 yrs. ago). It has other type blades, including a screwdriver blade, which come in handy for other stuff too.