Hollywood vs Reality

[Reasonable_Argument]

I see a lot of posts here that have some serious misconceptions about the reality of a gun fight. This video is about police officers but its lessons are equally applicable to everyone who uses a firearm for self defense.

[shadowrider]

1. First, according to Hollywood, a 6 shooter can fire 96 rounds before a reload

Second, Hollywood is nowhere near reality.

Does that cover it?

[Hoyt]

2. According to Hollywood, everyone needs an assault weapon to combat daily gun violence.

How much do you think gun sales increase when a popular actor sports a new gun in a movie, saves the day from a whole gang, and has beautiful girls fall all over him?

[shadowrider]

3. I don't know. What do you think? Can you prove it with a link showing an increase in gun sales

after the Rambo movie?

[krispos42]

10. I bought a pair of M-60s and LAW after seeing "Rambo".

[gejohnston]

16. I bought a big assed

mall ninja knife an a compound bow after the last movie. oh yeah

[PavePusher]

17. Ah, but did you get the 'splody arrows? n/t

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

18. You'd have...

...to go to Burma; no ATF there.

[Equate]

22. After I saw Rambo

I went out and bought an A-10 ThunderBolt, affectionately known as the Warthog.

[Reasonable_Argument]

4. I agree, movies do help with gun sales

Dirty Harry and his Model 29 .44 Magnum, the line in U.S. Marshals about getting a Glock and losing that "nickel plated sissy pistol", or movies like Lethal Weapon with the Beretta 92FS. As for them showing that everyone needs to buy one of these... well most of us understand the difference between fantasy and reality. If we're looking to buy a new gun for the range though... well marketing works and there's nothing wrong with it.

[Hoyt]

6. Hey, gun culture has proven to be composed of shallow folks led by their baser instincts.

[rrneck]

7. Bullshit. Proudce the proof. nt

[shadowrider]

8. You're asking Hoyt to provide proof?????? HAHAHAHA

Hope you have a long time to wait.

[rrneck]

13. Yeah, I know. Somebody ought to call him

on stupid bullshit once in a while out of general principles. But it is a big rock on a steep hill.

[Missycim]

9. good luck

You have a better chance of Mittens providing his tax returns...

[rrneck]

14. Yeah. If somebody doesn't call him on that crap

now and then he might start to sound like an authority on the subject.

Repeat a big lie enough and it becomes true.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

15. I waited and waited...

...one day a while back and when no proof was forthcoming, I suspected Hoyt first as the non-source.

[Equate]

19. Produce the proof?

You really should be in comedy.

[rrneck]

20. Thankyouveymuch.

I'll be in town all week. But I won't do two shows a night.

[krispos42]

11. I doubt "Dirty Harry" did as much damage to American society...

...as that show on MTV about pregnant teenagers.

[rDigital]

21. Hollywood Hoyt, here you go...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_projection_fallacy

It's funny because its true. So which way are we going here: Ignorance or Imagination?

I'm going with: imagination.

Love ya

[Grave Grumbler]

5. Racking the slide.

We've seen this in countless movies and tv shows.  Someone has been pointing a shotgun towards his opponent for some time, and then (to be really dramatic) racks the slide.  Ker-chak!  Cool sound effect, but since we don't see a shell fly out, it can only mean that all this time the weapon hasn't had a round in the chamber; if the trigger had been pulled, nothing would have happened.

Then there's the character racking the slide more once, just to be really dramatic. Since no shells come out, this means the gun is unloaded. Tackle him, quick!

What's really dumb is when the ker-chack sound effect is used as a character merely points a gun at someone!  I've seen this done in a number of movies recently.

[Trunk Monkey]

12. I like the way Hollywood depicts every criminal on the street as carrying

a fully automatic weapon loaded with heat seeking teflon coated cop killing "bullets". I also like watch people flick th esafety of their Glocks