It was meant to show that they held the family (and their missing father)in high respect, but Ma wasnt fool enough to keep a gun with a murder on it in the house.
Also, at the time I was playing around with doing a short story set in this world at a later date, where that guy would be somebody. So you're right, it is sort of out of place. Im amazed that you caught that.
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Date: 2005-04-08 01:18 pm (UTC)Also, at the time I was playing around with doing a short story set in this world at a later date, where that guy would be somebody. So you're right, it is sort of out of place. Im amazed that you caught that.
Heh. I'm sure Murphy remembered that shock.