I think that there's nothing wrong in having a gun and a knife by.. they can always be necessary in the world of little gangster we're in. I'm sorry to say that unfortunately even Steven cannot hope to solve a bad situations with thugs like he did in "Hard To Kill" in the shop scene in the beginning.. Thugs run up against you all together, not one at a time.. you have to be able to someway get your way free and run, and you usually need a gun