guthmund

I'm handy with guns of all kinds. I've never pointed a gun at anyone, even though I've had the opportunity (break-ins and such). I have been shot at once. By a farmer, who thought we were stealing stuff.

I don't think that the notion of a gun scares anyone off from "fucking" with someone. I mean, once they've decided to mess around with a particular person, the line has been crossed. The particulars (if he has a gun, if he's a trained ninja, etc) doesn't seem to matter all that much. In fact, it might even make the situation all that more dangerous because the attacked might have notions of invincibility and take more chances.

My uncle used to run a convenience store in St. Louis. He was robbed, had no gun, and managed to make it out okay. Later that week, across the street, another convenience store is robbed by the same guy. Only this time the clerk tries to pull a shotgun from under the counter and takes one in the face.

I would think carrying a gun around would make anyone feel more....powerful, but I don't think I would want to. Guns seem to be magnets for bad shit because they draw a lot of attention. Attention that I don't want to be the center of, if I can help it.

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