I’m by no means an expert, but I’d expect the situation be quite lower from the attacking perspective. A gun might not be a very useful defense against a surprise knife attack, but for a surprise attack I think a gun would do quite well, even against someone holding a knife.
Note that in Eliezer’s story the question was how a 9 year old might attack a martial arts instructor, not how he would defend from him.
I think that might be a bad choice for close combat. I heard knifes are superior for short ranges...
ETA
Too close—dont underestimate the knife
Knife vs. Gun: Inside Six Feet I’ll Take the Knife
How CLOSE is TOO CLOSE?
(I guess that explains why he laughed at you...a lot to learn about close combat.)
I’m by no means an expert, but I’d expect the situation be quite lower from the attacking perspective. A gun might not be a very useful defense against a surprise knife attack, but for a surprise attack I think a gun would do quite well, even against someone holding a knife.
Note that in Eliezer’s story the question was how a 9 year old might attack a martial arts instructor, not how he would defend from him.