As Ivor said the female guard went over some simple basic instructions for Eric while he put his equipment together. "First never aim at something you don't want to hit, even if the safety is on. Second shoot for center of mass."  [color=00a651]"But wouldn't headshots be more effective?"[/color] Eric figured that with how tough the aliens apparently were, putting a bullet through their brains was more likely to take them down. He looked over the bayonet Ivor had given him and was about to ask something when the guard spoke up again.

"Not necessarily, we don't know their anatomy and besides without training you're unlikely to hit anything as small as a head reliably, unless they're close enough for melee combat." When she was done with her explanation she handed a gun to Eric, having already checked for ammo.

Eric without thinking held it by the holster and tried to affix the bayonet, aiming the barrel to his face to better see what he was doing. "Please tell me you know what you're doing wrong there. Please." [color=00a651]"Huh? Oh."[/color] Eric moved the gun so he wasn't aiming it anyone anymore. "Ugh civilians, you're lucky it was unloaded."