But I do know about gunfire, don't I? Since then I have been shot at by an Egyptian and Israelis, had a fire bomb thrown at me in Gaza, and faced down some jerk with a 9mm Browning in Virginia Beach, tricked my way through a nighttime blockade in Capas-Tarlac by NPA guerillas in the Philippines - and talked some OMON thugs out of shooting me in Bishkek, Kirghizstan. It's not like I don't understand what it's like.
The school security officer was a disgrace.
But I do know about gunfire, don’t I?
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You know how to talk about yourself a lot.