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10. Could, but I imagine it would be hard to hit anything in space.

There are always one or two handguns in space. This is in accordance with a clause in the treaty covering the space station. The Russians insisted on its inclusion.

The pistol is in the unlocked survival kit that is on the Russian capsule(s) attached to the station. Everyone has access to them, and have been trained on them. They have been included, or another survival gun (that I believe is now out of production) on every Russian space flight since the beginning. I don't think we have ever included a firearm on any space mission, just a machete.

In space it is the Russians insisting on the right of their cosmonauts to "keep and bear arms".

So, a duel would be possible, as would an armed takeover, or a crazed resident. So far, there has never been a problem having a gun in an unlocked "drawer" (actually a canister). Hopefully there never will.