Have you ever been threatened with a gun before?

Yes. My dad is psycho. He used to interrogate me and mom if we went any where together. Like if we went to the grocery store and it took longer than he thought it should he'd be waiting at the door with a gun. He'd hold me against the wall threatening to kill me if he didn't like my answers. Then he'd ask me where we were, why it took longer than it should have, who we saw and spoke to, what was said, etc.

He ended up lining up bullets near the door with our initials on them. So we'd see them on the way out. He always told me that it was just a matter of time till he used mine on me.

Years later he did end up trying to kill me. He was trying to load the gun shouting about how I was dead. That he was going to blow my head off, and I have no doubts that he would have. Mom distracted him and then we ended up fighting the gun away from him. But yeah.

He did shoot at my feet a few times. Imitating the old westerns where they'd shout "dance" and shoot at their feet to make them panic. That didn't pay off for him since I just ignored him. All I was thinking was "go ahead and shoot me, and I'll finally have you in prison where you belong."