mention of the gun the sandman's gun was considered to be an unusual and ground breaking invention in the s when the book was published and has had possible influences on judge dredd see above i mentioned this in a section entitled the gun but another editor removed it citing that it was trivial i disagree as the main plot of the novel in both this book and the sequel logan's world focuses on how terrified runners are of this weapon and in particular the threat of being shot at with a homer the gun provides key plot elements in the novel e g logan killing the tiger towards the end his inability to kill jessica with it at the novel's close the gun going wild as they race for sanctuary and logan using the power cell to find a way out of the cave they are trapped in the gun is also something that saves his life on many occasions and on two separate instances alerts other people to who he really is doc in the new you and jessica when he kills the cub scouts i believe such a crucial backbone to the novel deserves its own sub section especially when it has as much impact on the story as logan jessica or ballard francis do