Your pistol is for fighting your way back to your truck to get your rifle.
That is as dumb today as it was when first stated.
mike r
Taken literally, I've never been a fan of that Clint Smith saying, but I think he was mainly trying to get across the superiority of the rifle/shotgun to any handgun, and pointing out that that would be what you'd have with you in a gun fight, ideally, if you could possibly manage it. I don't think he literally meant you should plan to fight your way to your car to get your rifle or shotgun. In a gun fight, you should plan on winning with what you have on you.
