I guess that makes sense.

[He runs both his hands over the exposed feathers, touch light and inconsequential as that of a spider's; his fingers may look a little too long and thin to be human, but he's comfortable letting them extend right now. The only thing that somewhat kills the moment is the mention of weapons.]

I don't know if you know what I am, but people like me are already viewed as violent. Carrying a weapon would just add to that.