Tactical pen review

[Talon]

I would be pretty wary of carrying one of those for EDC. I would much prefer to keep on using my Parker fountain pen as a handy writing/incidental emergency self defense tool.
Any pen/pencil can double as a weapon.A tactical pen with more than a passing resemblance to a Kubotan could very likely land you in hot water if you ever used it as anything other than a writing implement.

When my girlfriend got attacked (not seriously) the police officer quietly told her to keep a pair of scissors in her handbag.He said if she ever had to use them then the courts would look a lot more favourably on her if she used a common place item to defend herself with (an incidental weapon).
Those tactical pens may look cool but for everyday carry I would advise caution.
The UK weapons laws are open to interpretation and the average bobby quite frankly doesn't have a clue.Even UK legal sub 3"" slipjoints can get you in trouble as the police could easily see a knife,even a perfectly legal one as a weapon.A sub 3"" straight razor is Uk legal,but try explaining that to pc plod if he catches you opening a pack of wotsits with one.