My good friend shown in the pictures here has always had an obsession with weaponry. The bebe guns pictured in my foreign plant task are on loan from his massive collection. He wouldn't be caught dead without a knife. I assure you readers that despite this disturbing fascination with weaponry, he is a great guy and completely harmless.

A few years ago, he started going to school right next to 6th st and the Tenderloin, both centers of San Francisco's crack economy. After a couple near muggings there, he has increased his arsenal considerably. Now he won't be caught dead without 2 or more knives and the real winner: a combo pepperspray/brass knuckle puncturing doohickie. Look at the pictures to see what I'm talking about.