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Don teaches Ash how to shoot

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  1. The Things We Protect
  2.  
  3.  
  4. APARTMENT LIVING ROOM
  5.  
  6. DON
  7. Hey.
  8.  
  9. Ash looks at Don. She sighs, rolls her eyes, and looks over
  10. at Don.
  11.  
  12. ASH
  13. What, dad?
  14.  
  15. DON
  16. Friend from the old days invited us
  17. to dinner, we should go.
  18.  
  19. Ash just sighs.
  20.  
  21. ASH
  22. Is this one of your weird Army
  23. friends like Uncle Nick?
  24.  
  25. Don shrugs.
  26.  
  27. DON
  28. I actually don't know how he is
  29. these days. He's in Scottsdale
  30. though.
  31.  
  32. ASH
  33. What's that supposed to mean?
  34.  
  35. DON
  36. Well, he's either doing well off
  37. for himself or made some shitty
  38. financial decisions at some point.
  39.  
  40. Ash sets her schoolwork on the counter top.
  41.  
  42. ASH
  43. Well, it wouldn't hurt for us to
  44. get to know people out here I
  45. guess.
  46.  
  47. DON
  48. You want anything to eat?
  49.  
  50. She shakes her head.
  51.  
  52. ASH
  53. Ate at school already.
  54.  
  55. Don nods at this.
  56.  
  57. DON
  58. Well, uh- Just be ready at seven
  59. and we'll do that. Gotta take you
  60. out to the range while I still can
  61. too.
  62.  
  63. ASH
  64. What is it with you and the range
  65. suddenly?
  66.  
  67. Don gives her a grin.
  68.  
  69. DON
  70. Mom never wanted me show you how.
  71.  
  72. Ash shrugs at that.
  73.  
  74. ASH
  75. Are you sure, dad? I don't know...
  76.  
  77. DON
  78. Yeah, yeah we can do that.
  79.  
  80. ASH
  81. I don't want to end up shooting
  82. myself or you. I see you carry your
  83. gun a lot but I never really
  84. thought it was that interesting.
  85.  
  86. Don scoffs and chuckles.
  87.  
  88. DON
  89. Sweetie-
  90.  
  91. Don walks over to the blinds and closes them. He turns on a
  92. light.
  93.  
  94. DON (CONT’D)
  95. My dad taught me to shoot when I
  96. was six. Started off with a .22
  97. long rifle meant for birds and
  98. shit. I didn't really shoot
  99. anything like an M4 until I joined
  100. the Army. It was fun though. C'mon.
  101.  
  102. He walks over to the couch and takes his Colt Defender out of
  103. his waistband.
  104.  
  105. He takes the magazine out and pulls the slide back.
  106.  
  107. The round comes out and he catches it as it does.
  108.  
  109. ASH
  110. Hey, that was pretty cool!
  111.  
  112. Ash gives a look of excitement.
  113.  
  114. DON
  115. Don't do that. Actually, if you do
  116. learn to do it, learn this shit
  117. first.
  118.  
  119. He locks the slide back.
  120.  
  121. DON (CONT’D)
  122. Before I get into specifics.
  123.  
  124. He motions to his trigger finger which stays off the trigger.
  125.  
  126. DON (CONT’D)
  127. These fucking things are always
  128. loaded, no fucking matter what.
  129. They tell you it's empty?
  130.  
  131. He sends the slide forward and locks it back again. He faces
  132. the opened magwell to her.
  133.  
  134. DON (CONT’D)
  135. You check.
  136.  
  137. He sticks a finger in the magwell.
  138.  
  139. DON (CONT’D)
  140. You make for god damn certain that
  141. there's not some extra round that
  142. happened to be hiding in there
  143. because the next thing you need is
  144. someone to get hurt or killed
  145. because of your own stupidity.
  146.  
  147. Ash nods at this.
  148.  
  149. DON (CONT’D)
  150. Second. The gun should always be
  151. pointed in a safe direction. You
  152. never ever fucking point this in a
  153. direction where someone might be.
  154. There's exceptions to this rule as
  155. you might imagine. If you know the
  156. damn thing's clear, if you checked
  157. it enough times to say it's clear,
  158. you can dry fire practice with it.
  159.  
  160. Don sends the slide forward.
  161.  
  162. DON (CONT’D)
  163. Goes into rule three as well.
  164.  
  165. He points the gun at the TV.
  166.  
  167. DON (CONT’D)
  168. What am I pointing the gun at?
  169.  
  170. ASH
  171. The TV, why?
  172.  
  173. Don shakes his head.
  174.  
  175. DON
  176. What's behind the TV, Ash?
  177.  
  178. Ash cocks her head at this.
  179.  
  180. ASH
  181. A wall, dad. Where are you going
  182. with this?
  183.  
  184. DON
  185. Behind that TV and behind the wall
  186. is the apartment complex across the
  187. way. This is a 230 gram .45 round.
  188. It'll drop off, but it's going to
  189. go through shit until it stops,
  190. probably on some dry wall if this
  191. thing went off. What, or who do you
  192. think is gonna get hit by that?
  193.  
  194. Ash watches.
  195.  
  196. DON (CONT’D)
  197. Keep the barrel in a safe direction
  198. and always know what you're
  199. shooting and what's behind it.
  200. Sweetie, I'm sorry if I'm being a
  201. dick about all this.
  202.  
  203. She shakes her head.
  204.  
  205. ASH
  206. No, I'm listening dad. This is the
  207. most you've talked to me an awhile,
  208. I really like this.
  209.  
  210. Don nods.
  211.  
  212. DON
  213. Alright then, lastly. If you do
  214. start carrying. Don't you ever
  215. fucking lose your gun. Always be
  216. cognizant about where the hell it
  217. is on your person.
  218.  
  219. ASH
  220. Cognizant, that's new word you've
  221. never used.
  222.  
  223. DON
  224. Just, know where your shit is.
  225. Whatever it takes, don't lose
  226. control of your gun, Ash. Had a
  227. guy- Dunno if I told you this
  228. story.
  229.  
  230. Don takes a deep breath.
  231.  
  232. DON (CONT’D)
  233. We were clearing a room and he lost
  234. control of his handgun. I heard a
  235. scream, I took him out. He got
  236. ganged up on by two guys who shot
  237. him with his own service weapon.
  238. Whatever you carry, you make sure
  239. you can comfortably hold and use
  240. it.
  241.  
  242. Ash nods.
  243.  
  244. ASH
  245. That was less graphic than most of
  246. the stories you told with mom.
  247.  
  248. Don shrugs.
  249.  
  250. DON
  251. Well, mom always wanted to hear
  252. about the bad shit that I did and
  253. the shit that happened.
  254.  
  255. He shows her his handgun.
  256.  
  257. DON (CONT’D)
  258. Make sure you hold it correctly.
  259. It's a compact model so it
  260. shouldn't be too difficult. Hold it
  261. like this.
  262.  
  263. He grips the handgun and aims it forward. Ash looks at how he
  264. holds it.
  265.  
  266. DON (CONT’D)
  267. Your go now.
  268.  
  269. He passes her the pistol.
  270.  
  271. DON (CONT’D)
  272. It's unloaded, but when you pull
  273. that trigger, it should be smooth.
  274. It's not like Point Break or Die
  275. Hard where you just pull the thing
  276. and it goes off. Slowly, so your
  277. shots stay on target.
  278.  
  279. Ash holds it forward.
  280.  
  281. ASH
  282. Like this?
  283.  
  284. DON
  285. When you aim it, make sure your eye
  286. is on that front sight and lined up
  287. with what you're aimed at. Hang on.
  288.  
  289. He walks by her. The gun points forward.
  290.  
  291. DON (CONT’D)
  292. Muzzle control, Ash.
  293.  
  294. ASH
  295. Sorry.
  296.  
  297. She lowers the pistol.
  298.  
  299. Don stands up and comes back out of the kitchen with a water
  300. bottle in his hand. He sets it on the counter.
  301.  
  302. DON
  303. Aim at this for me, will ya?
  304.  
  305. She raises the handgun and aims it at Don.
  306.  
  307. DON (CONT’D)
  308. Easy, cowboy. Watch where that
  309. thing gets pointed. Or I'll fucking
  310. beat you to death with it.
  311.  
  312. Ash carries a look of fear and lowers the gun.
  313.  
  314. ASH
  315. S-Sorry!
  316.  
  317. DON
  318. Just- Fucking be careful.
  319.  
  320. ASH
  321. Alright.
  322.  
  323. Don walks behind her.
  324.  
  325. DON
  326. Now... Aim for the bottle.
  327.  
  328. Click.
  329.  
  330. CUT TO:
  331.  
  332. The clock on the microwave reads "6:00".
  333.  
  334. DON (CONT’D)
  335. Good job, Ash. We'll head out to
  336. the range the next chance I get.
  337.  
  338. The two step out to
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