GUNS

As stated in the introduction, weon’t focus heavily on the use of guns as a weapon, but I have two very valid points to make regarding any form of handheld firearm. Firstly, zombies with guns. It is highly unlikely that you will come across this scenario, but if you do, you need to be prepared. Zombies will have no comprehension or memory of how to use normal, everyday items like door handles or ladders. The undead are often depicted holding on to everyday items. This is perhaps because they were killed whilst holding them, or because rigor mortis has set in and they are incapable of letting go.

What if a soldier was killed whilst holding his gun? He would reanimate still holding the weapon and although he would have no idea what it was, it could still accidentally go off if he made a sudden movement. How do you combat this problem?

In the same way you would combat a zombie without a gun – just with extra caution. The zombie will be unaware that it can use the weapon to gain an advantage. You, therefore, need to get the headshot in as quickly as possible – you will then have a dead zombie and also a gun to add to your weapons inventory.

The second point I want to make regards gun safety and handling. Remember that guns don’t kill people, people kill people – although guns make people’s jobs a lot easier when they want to kill other people – but on the other hand people who need people are the luckiest people in the world, whereas people who need guns may still be lucky – just lucky people without guns – and as long as they have people they can still be classed as being lucky, the luckiest people in the world, in fact. I think this is important to remember when handling firearms.