▁$ 5 0 0 , ▁he ▁bu ys ▁a ▁hand gun ▁instead . ▁After ▁a ▁five - day ▁waiting ▁period ▁per ▁the ▁Br ady ▁Act , ▁H omer ▁shows ▁his ▁fire arm ▁to ▁Mar ge , ▁who ▁is ▁hor r ified ▁and ▁dem ands ▁he ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁it . ▁H omer ▁brings ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁National ▁R if le ▁Association ▁meeting ▁hoping ▁to ▁change ▁her ▁mind , ▁but ▁she ▁remains ▁un con vin ced . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁near ▁accident ▁at ▁the ▁dinner ▁table , ▁Mar ge ▁again ▁beg s ▁H omer ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁the ▁gun . ▁He ▁promises ▁to , ▁but ▁later , ▁Bart ▁and ▁Mil house ▁find ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁re fr iger ator ' s ▁veget able ▁cr is per . ▁Mar ge ▁disco vers ▁this ▁and ▁ber ates ▁H omer , ▁then ▁leaves ▁with ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁checks ▁into ▁a ▁mot el . ▁That ▁night , ▁H omer ▁hosts ▁an ▁N RA ▁meeting ▁at ▁his ▁house , ▁but ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁kick ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁after ▁seeing ▁how ▁reck lessly ▁he ▁uses ▁his ▁p istol . ▁Real izing ▁what ▁his ▁behavior ▁has ▁cost ▁him , ▁H omer ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁mot el ▁and ▁tells ▁Mar ge ▁he ▁got ▁rid ▁of ▁the ▁gun . ▁ ▁While ▁leaving , ▁S nake ▁arriv es ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁des k ▁cl erk . ▁H omer ▁pull s ▁out ▁his ▁gun ▁and ▁Mar ge ▁is ▁angry ▁he ▁li ed ▁again , ▁but ▁as ▁he ▁tries ▁to ▁apolog ize