@Lugubrious Dammit! You ruined my plan! Oh, well. Time to go with the back-up. BTW, Steve wasn't hurt too bad by the bullets because of zombies, skeletons, creepers, endermen, and other Minecraft monsters.
Exposure to monsters gives him bullet resistance? I don't quite follow the logic, but it doesn't matter to me. As far as I'm aware, only the RP's specific stats determine character ability. If 2 physical defense is enough to laugh off bullets, fine by me.