>>91861612Yes, and you don't see people use them save for extremely rare occasions.
Also, bombs costs money (now), if you got the energy to cage plasma in a magnetic field and use it as a sword, you have more than enough for any kind of gun.
There's a difference between carrying a knife around 'just in case' and rush in battle wielding it and only it.
I mean, if you got modern footage of people rushing in a gunfight with a knife and getting out alive, please share it.