do it. I have been carrying a progression of autos since they became legal here in Texas to do so. I wanted a big, beefy Combat Troodon from the beginning of when I saw one like a decade ago, but couldn't imagine spending that much on a knife or carrying something like that. so this has been the progression.
microtech utx 70- cool, too small to be useful
benchmade/HK turmoil. nice, got me into autos for real
Kershaw Launch 3, nice, sturdy, fires hard and snaps well. you manually close it
ultratech carbon fiber double sided. nice, carries well, I thought it was too scary for the office so I sold it.
protech godson. also nice, side opening. very thin and high quality
In this time I came to the realization that I wanted a glass breaker and something my son (going on 3) can't open. he can fire side autos but can't open the slides of an OTF. it's also easier to snap the blade away since every time I open an amazon box (lets be real, that's 98% of an OTFs use) he comes over thinking it's presents for him and that makes it safer.
so now I have a clone halo (giant, needs 2 hands to close, I giggle every time I do it) mostly for fun and as a garage knife.
and my "real" edc is a Combat Troodon double edge partially serrated. It's the one I wanted the whole damn time anyway. I don't care if it's scary at work, found out the whole management is super pro knife so that helps. It wasn't crazy money since I bought it used, and I sold or gifted away my other knives so it's just the one I have now. I have heard bad things about the customer service, but I'm rolling the dice that it either won't be needed or I"ll get it fixed elsewhere. It's heavy and substantial but fits my hand better than the thin ultratechs. I like that the blade is wider. it's razor sharp, and still breaking in so it's not the easiest thing in the world to retract yet.