Let me put it this way:

[ Just the most... dry, deadpan expression on his face and in his tone-- ]

I'm an Autumn user, and out of all the 'Advanced' powers I could've worked on, I picked up metal manipulation first. Partly because I felt it could be useful to apprehend suspects or wreck someone's gun before they think to use it...

...But it'd be a lie to say it wasn't also to turn Hijikata's damn Katana into a butterknife whenever he pulls it on someone unwarranted.