The question could have been posed intentionally off-topic or in jest.  It doesn't read very serious to me. 

 I would think a smart guy like OP [Adam Davis][1] wouldn't go around with a handgun on Halloween.

But, of course, you are right, people who respond with unsafe answers on the proposed site should be downvoted or flagged.


  [1]: http://area51.stackexchange.com/users/31/adam-davis