what if you just want a weapon?It's pointless to have a weapon if you have no training, practice or situational awareness.
That was my Grandad, poor but skilled.Regarding the “man with one gun” every one of us will have a different experience, perhaps making the saying a more general warning about treading lightly with anyone.
Because he grew up poor, my father was that man. Grew up shooting, combat vet, and was a decade into his law enforcement career before he could afford a second firearm. Probably still owns the best qualification scores posted by his department, though many of his contemporaries did not shoot beyond what was required.
All this to say beware ANY man with a gun.
"When you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk" -Tuco
ok i admit ..... to having four gun safes and not doing any type of count in a long time...... But for the record any time i have had a gun pointed at me,
I wasn't thinking about how many guns the other guy has...... No not at all, my focus was in other areas.
The only gun I will presume is unloaded is one that is field stripped. Of course, at that point it is pretty clear that it's loaded or not.The "check first to see if it's loaded" thing was drilled into me early. I drilled that into my son when he was growing up. The phrase I still remember from my youth was being asked - " Do you realize how many people have been killed by an "empty" gun ?" Along with - " Famous last words - Don't worry; It's not loaded".
Funny how that works. All I ever noticed was that big hole in the end of the barrel.