In the picture of the imagined breakfast the gun should be turned over and pointed away from the person eating. For quicker access that is.
A man was in hurry to catch a train in time. So he asks a farmer near a field, “Sorry sir, would you mind if I crossed your field instead of going around it? You see, I have to catch the 4:23 train.” The farmer says, “Sure, go right ahead. And if my bull sees you, you’ll even catch the 4:11 one.”