I think you might also, then, collect stories about situations where firearms initiated or complicated a survival situation. I suppose you could and should do the same for virtually every survival tool or technique. It so often comes down to proper usage and technique, whether you are talking about revolvers or rope.

Another proper use of firearms. On one of our most serious operations (seven people drowned in a flash flood) I fired a line gun successfully, getting two ladies stuck on a rock in the middle of the flood successfully secured. According to protocol, only the deputies were to use the gun, not volunteers, but both deputies were on the opposite bank, and not available. I had seen the line gun demonstrated, I had firearms training, and I had a LE commission in another agency, so i decided to take a shot, so to speak.

The line secured the two women until an AF chopper was able to perform a hoist operation. You might say that was a very busy day.