I would stay on my father's side if I was Sam. I think Sam should have told his father about the gun. He wouldn't have to deal with what he was feeling whenever he had the gun. Stick would have been mad, but it would be the right thing to do. Charlotte D.R., I disagree with you about the panthers only wanting to shoot people with it . so far they only use it to scare people. Their activity, however, is still dangerous.