“The three most useless things in America—a dull knife an unloaded gun, and liberals”

“There are 3 useless things in this world—a dull knife, an unloaded gun & liberals” is a political saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“There’s two useless things in this world. A dull knife and an empty gun” was said by American country music singer Trace Adkins on the Opie & Anthony show on May 17, 2013. “‘There are two useless things In this world, a dull knife and a unloaded gun’ #TraceAdkins #OpieAnthony” was posted on X/Twitter by Nick Rx on May 19, 2013.
 
“3 useless things in life; 1-a dull knife 2-an unloaded gun 3-Liberals” was posted on X/Twitter by beyaself on July 5, 2014. “there are three useless things in this world, a dull knife, an unloaded gun, and liberals!” was posted on Facebook by Larry Wells on August 8, 2014. “THE THREE MOST USELESS THINGS IN AMERICA A dull knife, An unloaded gun, A liberal” was posted on Facebook by No Spokes on November 12, 2014.
   
     
YouTube
Opie & Anthony: Colin Quinn ft. Trace Adkins, Tom Papa and Guy Fieri (05/17/13)
O&A, R&F, & Bennington Archive
May 17, 2013 Opie & Anthony: Guests
Colin Quinn in studio to cover for lil’ Jimmy Norton on May 17th 2013. There’s a good hour or so before Tom, Trace and Guy join in. Enjoy!
1:44:50
“There’s two useless things in this world. A dull knife and an empty gun.”—Trace Adkins
“There’s two useless things in this world. A dull knife and an unloaded gun.”—(repeated by another)
 
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Nick Rx
@DrNickRx
“There are two useless things In this world, a dull knife and a unloaded gun”
#TraceAdkins #OpieAnthony
-this statement made my day 😃
8:55 AM · May 19, 2013
 
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Nachman Mostofsky ✡︎🇺🇸
@Mostofsky
“Two things useless in this world, a dull knife & an unloaded gun” ~ @TraceAdkins
cc:  @AnthonyCumia #2ndAmendment
7:10 PM · Jul 2, 2013
 
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Christopher Smith
@websmithers
Two useless things in this world: a dull knife & unloaded gun. #WordsOfWisdom #WordsToLiveBy
@DoganJim @blinkknives @GLOCKInc
10:07 AM · Jul 18, 2013
 
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beyaself
@beyaself1
3 useless things in life;
1-a dull knife
2-an unloaded gun
3-Liberals
7:52 PM · Jul 5, 2014
 
Facebook
Larry Wells
August 8, 2014 at 2:01 AM ·
there are three useless things in this world, a dull knife, an unloaded gun, and liberals!
 
X/Twitter
Apok842
@apok842
There are 3 useless things in the world:
A Dull Knife
An Unloaded Gun
Liberals
11:29 AM · Oct 26, 2014
 
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Matt Driskill
@mdrisk
There three useless things in life:  a dull knife, an unloaded gun, and liberals….
10:40 PM · Nov 5, 2014
 
Facebook
No Spokes
November 12, 2014 at 9:07 PM ·
THE THREE MOST USELESS THINGS IN AMERICA
A dull knife
An unloaded gun
A liberal
 
X/Twitter
🇺🇸 SoCalCindyMAGA🐤
@cgowlvUSA
There are three useless things in the world: A dull knife, a unloaded gun & Obama. ORDER►http://teespring.com/3-useless-obama @teespring #tcot #tpp #ttp
8:50 PM · Dec 30, 2014
 
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KSS83
@seabeebrat83
There are 3 useless things in the world: a dull knife, an unloaded gun and Liberals. #2A
10:37 PM · Jan 6, 2015
 
Facebook
Gina Davis
November 5, 2015 at 2:16 PM ·
3 Useless Things in the World
A Dull Knife
An Unloaded Gun
And Obama #2A
 
X/Twitter
🇺🇸
@Love4Military
3 Useless Things In The World:
▶️ A Dull Knife
▶️ An Unloaded Gun
▶️ And #Obama
(This is also shown on an image.—ed.)
7:46 PM · Mar 21, 2016 from Honolulu, HI
 
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TshirtOnline79
@TshirtOnlineSt1
There are 3 useless things in this world a dull knife an unloaded gun and liberals shirt https://shirt-shopping.net/product/there-are-3-useless-things-in-this-world-a-dull-knife-an-unloaded-gun-and-liberals-shirt/
(This is shown on a T-shirt.—ed.)
5:31 AM · Jun 3, 2019
     
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Jo
@JoJoFromJerz
Yesterday, at my son’s baseball game, one of the dads was wearing a t-shirt which read:
“The three most useless things in America:
A dull knife.
An unloaded gun.
And Liberals.”
He wore that to a 13u baseball game.
Because ‘murica.
🙄
10:41 AM · May 7, 2023
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TruAmerican
@TruAmericanOG
“The three most useless things in America:
A dull knife.
An unloaded gun.
And Liberals.”
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10:18 AM · May 8, 2023
   
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Josef
@youssefouammou1
There are 3 useless things in this world a dull knife an unloaded gun and liberals
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(The saying is shown on a T-shirt.—ed.)
9:03 AM · May 8, 2023
 
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@Wavetclothing
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(The saying is shown on a T-shirt.—ed.)
9:56 PM · May 8, 2023
 
iFunny
RebelPolitics
16 aug 2024
WERE ARE USELESS THINGS IN THIS WORLD A DULL KNIFE, AN UNLOADED GUN & LIBERALS
 
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George Estes
@GeorgeE35756
Absolutely agree.  I have a T-shirt that declares three useless things.  A dull knife, an empty gun, and politicians.
7:51 AM · Aug 26, 2024
 
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Liberty Ladder 🇺🇸
@libertyladder
The three most useless things in this world:
1. A dull knife
2. An unloaded gun
3. LIBERALS
1:17 AM · Jun 23, 2025