Liberty Stands Still Page #4

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So, you're quite a shot.

Yeah. I started | with BBs and squirrels.

You're a pretty | crack shot yourself.

Well, you know, my father wanted | a competition kid,

so I went for the medals.

You know what he did to me | the first time he took me

out in the bush?

He shot this deer. | The deer had a fawn.

You know | what he made me do?

He made me shoot it.

Close range.

And you pulled | the trigger.

I hated him | for making me do it.

I had nightmares. | How ironic.

Yeah.

Come on, let's get back | to the point.

Why are | you doing this, Joe?

You must meet | all kinds in your business.

Why do they? | Come on, I sell corporately.

It's not like I deal | with every a**hole

who wants to wave | a big dick at something.

So it's about my dick?

(applause)

What if Russell | slit his wrists?

We should call | the police.

Slit his wrists?

Russell's the happiest man | I've ever met.

Happiness is the best cover | for clinical depression.

What? Did he tell you | he was depressed?

The man is dating a barracuda. | What's not to be depressed about?

You know, we're in a bit | of a time jam here.

This guessing game's | getting a bit tiring.

Why don't you just tell me | what's going on?

Fair enough.

I want you | to understand loss.

You lost someone...

to a gun accident?

No accident. | A willful act.

Premeditated.

Liberty:
| Your wife?

Son?

(Liberty sighs)

Your daughter.

Look, I'm really sorry | for you and your family,

but is this how | she'd want you to act?

She's not alive to ask.

Liberty:
Why would you want | more blood on your hands?

Misery needs company.

The blood is going | to spill into your hands,

where it belongs, | Liberty.

There's hundreds of people | who trade weapons.

I'm just one tiny speck | in all of this...

That's all it takes.

Presidents | and three. Y ear. Olds die

all in the name | of the Constitution.

They have metal detectors | and cops in schools.

Is that what makes | America great?

Okay, | I get where this is going.

I'll denounce | my involvement in weapons,

I'll denounce | the industry, f***,

I'll denounce death | in general, okay?

We'll get the press here, | we'll cause a big scene.

Is that what you want?!

You're so full of sh*t.

Liberty:
Look, I know | you must be dying inside,

but I'm standing next | to a goddamn bomb,

and it's going to cause | some serious damage.

So if you want coverage, | come on, let's get it going.

What were your father's | last words?

He has nothing to do | with this.

Yeah, I guess blowing | your brains out is...

is about as much | as any one person can ever say.

(laughs)

You seem to know a lot | about me and my family, Joe.

Joe:
It's personal.

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