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There had been a *handwavy* notice for all the students to meet at the shooting range for class today. When the class arrived all the safety gear was laid out for them and several examples of fire arms were laid out on the table.

He also made sure the rules were posted and read off every one to the students. It was clear he was not going to tolerate any foolishness today.

SAFETY RULES:

· TREAT ALL GUNS AS IF THEY WERE LOADED

· KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL READY TO FIRE

· BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND WHAT’S BEYOND

· ALWAYS WEAR HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION

· NEVER USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS BEFORE OR WHILE SHOOTING.

· CHECK IN ALL WEAPONS BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE RANGE.

"You violate any of those rules?" Gibbs said giving all the students a hairy eyeball, "Or even point a gun at something other than the target, so help me I'll smack you in the head and throw you in detention so fast it'll make your head spin."

"That being said, what we have here today is a .22 revolver, a 9mm automatic handgun and a sniper rifle. In law enforcement you use these weapons for self-defense or the defense of others. That is the only reason you should draw your gun in the field."

And if anyone from NCIS heard Gibbs say that they'd probably die laughing. Right up to the point where he'd smack their head.

"Now if it comes down between you and your opponent? That should be the only time you should shoot to kill. And when that happens, do not mess around with the target. Aim for the head or chest. Otherwise aim for a non critical part of the body. Knees. Shoulders. They may not walk or use their arms right again but it's better to send some people to jail where they can rot away than to give them the easy way out."

Gibbs then went through the process of loading each gun, firing them and unloading a gun for everyone to see. When this was all done he again read off all of the safety rules. Again.

"All right," he said now looking satisfied, "Let's see how good you all are with these."

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Take notes. Chat. Wonder why Gibbs is being such a pain in the ass about the rules today.

Having been raised a pacifist, Raven recoiled at the thought of guns. She was not pleased to be here today.

"Is there a problem, Ms. Roth?" Gibbs asked quietly when the lecture was done.

"I was raised to abhor violence," Raven confessed. "I am uncomfortable around guns."

Gibbs nodded as he kept an eye on the other students. "I can respect that," he replied. "And I won't force you to do anything you don't want. Though you do realize it's a good idea to have some knowledge of self-defense, right?"

"Yes," Raven said. "Those of my home will not even go so far as to defend themselves using any form of violence, but I have never been able to embrace that belief as completely as they have. Some things are worth fighting for and against." Like, say, her father.

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Hinata's eyes glittered with something that looked a great deal like irritation during the lecture, though she kept her gaze mostly fixed on her notes.

She didn't like guns at all.

"Problem Hinata?" Gibbs asked.

"It's n-not my place to say," she said, staring down at her desk. "You are the t-teacher."

"You can have an opinion," Gibbs said quietly but sternly. "Spill it."

Hinata quailed, but started talking, "I do not think i-it's appropriate to be teaching weapons," she said staring at her desk, "when it is only for one class and hardly a p-proper training session at all. Guns a-are too easily abused, and no weapon should be treated so lightly to think that o-one class is enough training in it."

Her eyes flickered up and then away. "It's i-irresponsible of the sensei, and a danger to others."

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Ben looked very, very serious as he listened to Gibbs go through the rules, beyond relieved that the gel-form target droids from home hadn't made it to this galaxy yet.

Griff was praying to ~~Lohan~~ anything that would help him get through this without accidentally shooting anyone or anything as the people in this room were not the people he wished dead.

"Problem, Mr. O'Conner?"

"Uh, guns aren't really my thing," Griff admitted. "I sort of...turned one into a badger in Miss Walker's class."

Gibbs just stared at the boy. It was a mixture of confusion and a demand for an explanation.

Griff stared at his hands. "It wasn't on purpose! I glanced away and it pointed at my hand and then...badger."

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Alice was frowning slightly. Not at all of the rules -- those, she had no objection to -- but when he mentioned shooting to wound, not kill.

"Yes, Alice?" Gibbs asked. "Is there a problem?"

"No, sir," Alice said, drawing herself up somewhat. "I was only reflecting. I'm not accustomed to aiming to wound as opposed to taking a kill-shot when it's available."

Gibbs frowned a bit at that. "Do I want to know what kind of environment you live in that promotes that thinking?"

"Probably not, sir," Alice said. "But if you're killing as a last resort and your opponent chooses it as a first, it seems they might have a decided advantage."

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Jennifer took detailed notes. She wasn't a stranger to guns, what with her dad's job. But that really meant she knew exactly why Mr. Gibbs was being so strict.

Zayne paid attention to the whole thing, but he knew that he'd never resort to shooting to kill. He'd take his chances with non-lethal violence even in that extreme circumstance.

Momoko understood completely why Gibbs was being a pain about rules but she was still bouncy. It was a long time since the last Gun Club meeting, so she only hoped she wasn't too rusty!