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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Dilks" data-source="post: 200882" data-attributes="member: 3950">Hi Sarah...good questions, for sure, as the questions relate directly to the show, without getting into a goofy ping-pong political match.I&#039;ve had a carry license for years as a resident of DE, and an out-of-state license for PA, combined good for maybe 35 states around the union.&nbsp; And I occasionally hunted with 12-gauge shotgun as a kid with my father and older brother.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never fired a rifle.&nbsp; I&#039;ll take a crack at your question.&nbsp; One of our favorite Texans, LastKidPicked, I&#039;m sure can chime in with more info.1.&nbsp; Miss Ellie for sure knew how to use one, growing up as she did on a cattle ranch in her day.&nbsp; BBG? Don&#039;t know.&nbsp; But the professional actress would&#039;ve been shown, then practiced, the scene with Ray to give the appearance of confident handling of the shotgun.2.&nbsp; JR knew how to handle also.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t he get a bird in Haleyville with a shotgun?&nbsp; Regarding professional mercenary Calhoun and training, it was a prudent step.&nbsp; We can always learn, and with Calhoun as an adversary, honing skills was a good move.&nbsp; Over time, we humans develop bad habits in just about everything we do.&nbsp; This type of focus is important to improve, and also to clean up where needed.3.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t Bobby, after receiving the rifle from Ray, also shoot the steer with ringworm or anthrax with a rifle, and shoot trap or skeet at the range in another scene?&nbsp; No questions here.&nbsp; And we know Ray would&#039;ve had the skills, having been taken under Jock&#039;s wing if not before.4.&nbsp; Regarding Christopher as Bobby&#039;s son, it&#039;s for drama only imo.&nbsp; The character knew better.5.&nbsp; Kristen?&nbsp; My assumption at the time was sure, she was Swellen&#039;s sister from Texas.&nbsp; And if she didn&#039;t know how to use it, the character would&#039;ve practiced first.&nbsp; She was a planner in some ways.&nbsp; And she despised JR for what happened between the two of them, giving her the motivation to learn and/or practice first.&nbsp; And Patricia, in developing the &quot;perfect wife&quot; in TX, may have determined firearm handling as important as piano lessons and etiquette in getting a quality husband.6.&nbsp; Katherine?&nbsp; Growing up in TX, could&#039;ve learned early on.&nbsp; If not, again, she would&#039;ve acquired the skills at the time to pull off what she felt necessary.7.&nbsp; Swellen?&nbsp; Like Kristen maybe.&nbsp; Or could be she learned on the ranch.&nbsp; In her state of mind you mention, and handling the firearm that Kristen used, I would say the character didn&#039;t have much in the way of firearm skills.8.&nbsp; Rambunctious Jessica, from TX, would&#039;ve known how to handle a firearm for sure.When I was living in Houston TX around &#039;82, I bought a small 38 revolver for indoor range practice, walk-in &amp; walk-out with the firearm.&nbsp; At that time, as I recall, TX handgun carry was permitted only by law enforcement and licensed security personnel.&nbsp; But, I don&#039;t recall any issues of police hassling those who carried one.&nbsp; One carry incident involved a convenience store patron in a store that was being held up at gunpoint.&nbsp;&nbsp; When approached by the robber, the patron reached around back to get his wallet, he pulled his firearm and killed the armed robber on the spot, eliminating the threat to everyone in the store.&nbsp; The police questioned the patron and others about the shooting, and the patron was released at the store with his firearm still in his possession.Hope this helps.&nbsp; And I enjoyed the &quot;trip down memory lane&quot;.&nbsp; I&#039;ll be curious to see others&#039; input.&nbsp; And don&#039;t be bashful about countering any of my thoughts above.&nbsp; This can make for fun discussion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bill Dilks, post: 200882, member: 3950"] Hi Sarah...good questions, for sure, as the questions relate directly to the show, without getting into a goofy ping-pong political match. I've had a carry license for years as a resident of DE, and an out-of-state license for PA, combined good for maybe 35 states around the union. And I occasionally hunted with 12-gauge shotgun as a kid with my father and older brother. I've never fired a rifle. I'll take a crack at your question. One of our favorite Texans, LastKidPicked, I'm sure can chime in with more info. 1. Miss Ellie for sure knew how to use one, growing up as she did on a cattle ranch in her day. BBG? Don't know. But the professional actress would've been shown, then practiced, the scene with Ray to give the appearance of confident handling of the shotgun. 2. JR knew how to handle also. Didn't he get a bird in Haleyville with a shotgun? Regarding professional mercenary Calhoun and training, it was a prudent step. We can always learn, and with Calhoun as an adversary, honing skills was a good move. Over time, we humans develop bad habits in just about everything we do. This type of focus is important to improve, and also to clean up where needed. 3. Didn't Bobby, after receiving the rifle from Ray, also shoot the steer with ringworm or anthrax with a rifle, and shoot trap or skeet at the range in another scene? No questions here. And we know Ray would've had the skills, having been taken under Jock's wing if not before. 4. Regarding Christopher as Bobby's son, it's for drama only imo. The character knew better. 5. Kristen? My assumption at the time was sure, she was Swellen's sister from Texas. And if she didn't know how to use it, the character would've practiced first. She was a planner in some ways. And she despised JR for what happened between the two of them, giving her the motivation to learn and/or practice first. And Patricia, in developing the "perfect wife" in TX, may have determined firearm handling as important as piano lessons and etiquette in getting a quality husband. 6. Katherine? Growing up in TX, could've learned early on. If not, again, she would've acquired the skills at the time to pull off what she felt necessary. 7. Swellen? Like Kristen maybe. Or could be she learned on the ranch. In her state of mind you mention, and handling the firearm that Kristen used, I would say the character didn't have much in the way of firearm skills. 8. Rambunctious Jessica, from TX, would've known how to handle a firearm for sure. When I was living in Houston TX around '82, I bought a small 38 revolver for indoor range practice, walk-in & walk-out with the firearm. At that time, as I recall, TX handgun carry was permitted only by law enforcement and licensed security personnel. But, I don't recall any issues of police hassling those who carried one. One carry incident involved a convenience store patron in a store that was being held up at gunpoint. When approached by the robber, the patron reached around back to get his wallet, he pulled his firearm and killed the armed robber on the spot, eliminating the threat to everyone in the store. The police questioned the patron and others about the shooting, and the patron was released at the store with his firearm still in his possession. Hope this helps. And I enjoyed the "trip down memory lane". I'll be curious to see others' input. And don't be bashful about countering any of my thoughts above. This can make for fun discussion. [/QUOTE]

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