When I was a kid in Nebraska, a cantankerous farmer, known for plinking with his '22 at passing cars in which he perceived enemies, ingeniously rigged up a shotgun in his house, trained on the inside of his front door so as to widely distribute any intruder.

Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks (ed. Henry Holt and Company, 2014) - ISBN: 9780805099782