Ya know, I really need to figure out what we are arguing. I was saying that in attempting to kidnap someone, you have to be close behind them, otherwise it is "fairly" simple to try to escape around a corner, regardless of what weapon the attacker is using. If the person is attempting to kidnap with a gun, there are techniques that can be used to disarm the attacker, IF THEY ARE CLOSE. With a knife, it is much harder to disarm it, but there is the caveat that it is conversely easier to run.
Mainac: By active we mean deadly. A handgun has 15 instances ,typically, of deadliness along a straight line from the barrel of the gun, therefore it has a limited activeness. A knife is always deadly, albeit at shortrange only, and is therefore always active. Yes gun safety dictates that a gun is always dangerous. Knife safety dictates the same thing.
I am not giving any advice. I have stated no techniques for disarmament, I briefly mentioned two basic wrist escapes, and have merely stated that there are methods for disarming an attacker who is at close range behind you. Not close range at a couple of feet, close range with the gun in your back. I would never attempt to teach any specific self defense techniques over the internet. So please don't claim that I am giving advice that will get people killed, because I haven't.
Yanlin: Guns are lethal. So are knives. I never said any different. I was merely stating that YOU seem to disregard knives as being lethal. I stated that knives are harder to disarm, which you don't seem to be able to disprove. You also say you can outrun a knife user. Maybe, if your fairly fast and they aren't. If they can run faster or for a longer time then you you can't.
And your little gunman vs knifeman argument. You just did the same thing you accused us of doing, making a single situation blanket for all situations. You didn't even specify ranges or if the opponents were aware of one another. A gun doesn't do much good if your grappling, at least compared to the damage a knife can do.
Listen, guns and knives are EQUALLY lethal. At different ranges and in different situations, they have different uses. Guns run out of ammo, can jam though unlikely, are noisy, heavy, and have no utilitarian purpose. Knives are silent, never jam, never run out of ammo, lightish, and have many utilitarian purposes that make them easier to explain away. They have different ranges and properties, but both are deadly.