So what do we do when the bad guys come calling? We welcome them with open arms, of course. I prefer what the Society for Creative Anachronism still calls a fifty caliber revolver. Yes, it uses gunpowder. And bullets. Lots of bullets. Lots of kinds of bullets. Shotgun shells. Hacker rounds. Stun rounds. Lessons in how to quickly vacate an area via teargas rounds. Lessens in interpretive dance through electrical impulse rounds. To whom it may concern rounds. You name it, I’ve probably fired it at least once. Two or three times just be certain. You know the drill, right? You have to practice if you’re going to be good enough to make a difference when the bad guys come calling. And I prefer to make it a collect call. That way they get to pay all the penalty fees.