If you had owned a gun....

[Hoof Hearted]

Originally Posted by Hippikos

How far was Bill from shooting probably innocent people? If the guys had bad intentions bullets would have been exchanged already.

Bill was a former city policeman and quite schooled in the use of guns and how to deal with the 'criminal element'. I'm sure if they started something, Bill would have finished it, but having the gun available and ready meant he was prepared. They obviously were not...
These characters approached us out of the dark, in a State park in the late 70s wearing t-shirt, jeans and probably workboots. They were tall and lanky, hair about medium/short length, not too scraggly looking...I guess I thought they looked 'okay', not scary or out-of-place if I'd seen them somewhere else.... I seriously doubt they had weapons, certainly not guns, but perhaps they wanted to intimidate a family and rob them for fun or drug money?

I distinctly remember not feeling scared at all. I knew Bill would take care of us.
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