They were all men of course. Clan outrunners were all bachelors. They did foolish things. They had more guns than I had ever seen. Usually when outrunners came they had one or two guns.
Guns are hard to get.
But it looked as if almost every outrunner had a rifle. Depressed people are probably less energetic, less likely to be the ones who go over the hill and explore. Maybe we depressed people provide a counter-balance to the more energetic. Maybe we sometimes survive because we sleep late rather than go out early and get killed. I don't know.