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Jedi Guy

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47. Yes, the John Wick films would have been way better with no guns, you're right.
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 11:10 AM
Oct 2021

Oh, and the Matrix movies would have been way better without guns, too. Same with Equilibrium, the Die Hard movies, Saving Private Ryan, Pulp Fiction, Boondock Saints, Snatch, Aliens, Dog Soldiers, Last of the Mohicans... all would have been vastly improved by having no guns in them.

Less flippantly, just about any action movie set within the next/last couple hundred years is going to have guns in it. It has nothing to do with "pornography for gun fetishists." If you want to see an example of that, check out Demolition Ranch on Youtube sometime. That is pornography for gun fetishists. I don't own a gun and don't care to, but those videos are interesting/amusing all the same.

Movies are about telling stories, and sometimes stories involve violence using guns. Not every film is going to be a rom-com or one where people sit around talking for two hours. If you dislike movies that involve guns, don't watch them. If enough people do so, Hollywood will take the hint.

Holy buckets. MontanaMama Oct 2021 #1
This fucker is a loose cannon Blue Owl Oct 2021 #2
ruh roh dweller Oct 2021 #3
Yikes! Mike Nelson Oct 2021 #4
Stop using live rounds. Stop being cheap. Effects cost more in the short run but.... rickyhall Oct 2021 #5
Stop making movies that have guns in their scenes. No "prop guns" and no "armorer" needed. PSPS Oct 2021 #34
What's the best western that you've ever seen... FBaggins Oct 2021 #38
Yes, the John Wick films would have been way better with no guns, you're right. Jedi Guy Oct 2021 #47
Well said. (nt) Paladin Oct 2021 #48
I watched The Vikings, Last Kingdom, Merlin, etc. No guns. rickyhall Oct 2021 #55
Or...don't let the crew go target shooting with the prop guns jmowreader Oct 2021 #49
Some kind of Russian roulette on a sound stage, but no one knows the game is being played bucolic_frolic Oct 2021 #6
Can anyone tell me who put the bullet in the gun? Jetheels Oct 2021 #7
I'd bet that the authorities already know, but they've got no reason to tell the press groundloop Oct 2021 #8
Well the armorer apparently took the cartridge out of the revolver exboyfil Oct 2021 #11
Yep, she apparently handled the gun after the shooting. LisaL Oct 2021 #13
She did WHAT? ShazzieB Oct 2021 #33
Or a very clever one exboyfil Oct 2021 #52
I don't think I could actually point a gun at somebody and shoot it without first thoroughly checkin Walleye Oct 2021 #9
I wouldn't point it at someone even after verifying the gun was empty. Kaleva Oct 2021 #16
Yes. There have been innumerable instances of, "it's empty. I checked... Harker Oct 2021 #39
My sincerest condolences to the Hutchins family, and of course, sympathies to Mr. Baldwin. 70sEraVet Oct 2021 #10
Why Baldwin checking the gun might not have made a difference exboyfil Oct 2021 #12
Regardless Crepuscular Oct 2021 #14
Every gun is always loaded The Mouth Oct 2021 #18
I think Crepuscular Oct 2021 #20
Here's the Facts Roy Rolling Oct 2021 #25
WHo would you say is at fault based on your experience ? JI7 Oct 2021 #36
He IS responsible for the functioning of the equipment FBaggins Oct 2021 #40
... Crepuscular Oct 2021 #43
"he still should never have pointed the gun at 3 people" LudwigPastorius Oct 2021 #32
... Crepuscular Oct 2021 #45
Where did you see that he pointed it at 3 people? More_Cowbell Oct 2021 #35
... Crepuscular Oct 2021 #44
He was told the gun was cold, empty, but did he verify that? Kaleva Oct 2021 #17
Even if he didn't verify it Crepuscular Oct 2021 #19
Yes Kaleva Oct 2021 #21
It's not clear that he pulled the trigger... regnaD kciN Oct 2021 #24
It's required by safety bulletins Roy Rolling Oct 2021 #26
Who hired this guy? SheltieLover Oct 2021 #15
It's just stupid to assert that Baldwin should harumph Oct 2021 #22
Every gun is always loaded The Mouth Oct 2021 #27
In the movie biz Karma13612 Oct 2021 #30
The movie biz The King of Prussia Oct 2021 #37
I'd like to see proof of that. The Mouth Oct 2021 #53
My heart breaks for Baldwin... VarryOn Oct 2021 #28
Would you breathe underwater if someone told you it was safe to do so? Kaleva Oct 2021 #31
Utmost respect for your consistent and clear messaging on firearms safety Devil Child Oct 2021 #51
These are all perfect analogies obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #41
The lawsuit just ratcheted up. keithbvadu2 Oct 2021 #23
Just curious why it took Karma13612 Oct 2021 #29
Look at DU obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #42
Gun safety is gun safety Devil Child Oct 2021 #50
Very true. On all your points. Karma13612 Oct 2021 #54
color code blanks? RicROC Oct 2021 #46
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