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"Would you take a bullet for me?" Shotgun's wife asked as she watched news-reels of the Ukrainian war.
"That is the wrong question" Shotgun replied.
"Whatddya mean?" she asked.
"You are supposed to ask, 'Would I kill to keep you and the kids safe?'." Shotgun suggested. "Getting killed is a possibility but not the goal."
Very shortly afterward Shotgun had budget to add to the collection.
I'll tell you something, if you can find a decent biography of Frank Hamer, grab it and read it; it is quite a tale of a life. I lived for some years in a restored Victorian home in a small Texas town where Hamer had been the city marshal for a spell. During his tenure he would sometimes accompany the owner of that home back to the house when the homeowner and a neighbor (a preacher) had too much to drink on a Saturday night. In town, if there was any ruckus he would normally settle it with open-handed slaps. But he was a true deadeye with a firearm as well, from his long Ranger field history.
ReplyDeleteAt the ambush of Bonnie & Clyde, there were dozens of bullet wounds in both bodies. But it was said in the later accounts that Hamer, with his Winchester, had shot only twice, quickly, and then sat down, lit a cigarette, and waited for the volleys to end. One in the head each for Bonnie and Clyde. Costner's portrayal reflects a real study of the man.
Yep, loaded for bear. And they took care of the problem. The sad part is that the number of people out buying now have NO training and very little ammo available for practice.
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