Yes, he's an asshole-junkie, but, in the capable hands of Michael Imperioli, he is not only  He is a cursing, bitch-slapping metaphor for the entire decline of the mob.
He has a drug problem and exemplifies the fall of the mob.
he he just picks it up over the counter and and i was i was really surprised that there you can get guns of any kind that you want you know the other thing is you had talked about the uh needing a gun to protect yourself and you know maybe someday we're all going to get wiped out by a robber here and then i'll change my mind but