Crossfire
“The night’s sleep renewed his excitement at being here with his father, and with it his eagerness to handle the twenty-two rifle which had almost become a part of him the day before. Straight after breakfast he took the gun and as many cans as he could bundle into an empty box away into the bush to resume target practice.
He had fired only a dozen rounds when Wayne searched him out.
‘Good to see you practising again, Luke,’ he said. ‘A man’s got to be good with a gun, no matter what they say. I...t’s an important skill to learn. People who say it’s dangerous just annoy me. If everyone was taught to use a gun properly, it wouldn’t be dangerous at all.’ After a pause he added, ‘Guns aren’t dangerous, you know, it’s people who are dangerous.’ To Luke’s ear this sounded so much like a well-worn slogan that he realised Wayne must have read the words on a wall poster or in a magazine.
‘Anyway, I really came to fetch you. We’re goin’ out again.’ ‘You beaudy,’ said Luke, falling in behind his father, who had already turned to go back to the camp.MoreLess
He had fired only a dozen rounds when Wayne searched him out.
‘Good to see you practising again, Luke,’ he said. ‘A man’s got to be good with a gun, no matter what they say. I...t’s an important skill to learn. People who say it’s dangerous just annoy me. If everyone was taught to use a gun properly, it wouldn’t be dangerous at all.’ After a pause he added, ‘Guns aren’t dangerous, you know, it’s people who are dangerous.’ To Luke’s ear this sounded so much like a well-worn slogan that he realised Wayne must have read the words on a wall poster or in a magazine.
‘Anyway, I really came to fetch you. We’re goin’ out again.’ ‘You beaudy,’ said Luke, falling in behind his father, who had already turned to go back to the camp.MoreLess
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