Great so you can get knifed instead. I for one prefer death by a gun. Knives wig me out. But whatever floats your boat in the fascist utopia your compatriots have erected over there.
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knives are dangerous as fuck. They can do a lot of damage very quickly.
a GSW from a 9mm, the most common handgun round, is likely survivable as long as it didn't go directly through your brainstem.
If choosing between a slice through the abdomen with a shot, take the shot and hobble to the nearest ER rather than bleed out on the subway.