[Pollard]

He was a skinny thing that probably had no idea how to use a sword. Too many movies and video games. I’m about his size and I would not even be in a city tonight, my business be damned.

[Zhang Fei]

[He was a skinny thing that probably had no idea how to use a sword.]

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Swords are dangerous things to swing around. You can injure yourself - seriously. That’s the other reason (apart from standoff range) to use a gun rather than a sword for self-defense. Far less training required.