Willie glanced at Carl as he made his remarks, finding it somehow fairly funny that the preacher was packing heat. It reminded him of that old Clint Eastwood movie with the gun-toting preacher, but damn if Willie couldn't remember the name of it right then.<br/><br/>He glanced at Caitlin to gauge her response to Carl's comments. He was perfectly fine, being the newest of the new in the group, following her lead, or Todd's, or Kate's, seeing as those three seemed to have the best idea what was going on at the moment.<br/><br/>After a moment or two as people were gathering themselves to move, he approached Caitlin and smiled at her almost shyly.<br/><br/>"Ma'am... I didn't see that you were armed," he said, as he reached to his hip and drew forth his .45 pistol. "Have you ever fired one of these before? If not, it works on a pretty basic principle. This here," he said, pointing at a small lever on the side of the weapon, "Is the safety. It was designed back in the 40's to keep soldiers from accidentally blowing their nuts off when sticking a pistol in the belt of their pants," he said, and then suddenly remembered he was addressing a lady. A quick blush covered his cheeks. "Beg your pardon," he said quickly, clearing his throat. "But, flip that switch, point, and gently squeeze the trigger. Don't -pull- it, as even the slightest motion of a pull will pull the barrel slightly to the side which will kill your accuracy. Brace the grip with both hands if you can, that will lessen the chance of the kick injuring an arm," he said quietly to her.<br/><br/>Despite all the macho action flicks he had seen, Willie knew that wielding two firearms at the same time was pointless. Caitlin didn't seem to have one, and if she was to be watching his back along with Carl, Willie figured having her armed would be a good thing, even if she wasn't experienced with weapons. Anything would be better than dying with unspent rounds on his hip.<br/><br/>"There aren't many rounds left in the clip, so I don't think I need to tell you to try to conserve them if you can," he nodded at her.<br/>