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[Neo-Luddite]

The 'gun tourism' thing only exists because of gun prohibition in the home country. It would be best to contact an organization equipped to best help in all facets; I personally would seek a letter of introduction from the National Rifle Association of United Kingdom. That will open doors and establish trust here in the United States. Good Luck with the project.

 

[Don Gwinn]

I'd help, but I doubt there are that many "gun tourists" coming to my state of Illinois. We have relatively strict laws compared to the rest of the U.S.

 

[Don Gwinn]

You know, it has occurred to me to wonder whether there's an easy solution.

Alice, what most here are worried about is selective editing used to make them look like fools, liars, hateful fascists, or what have you. That may sound odd, but for gun owners, it's the voice of LONG and bitter experience speaking.

In today's Youtube age, why not have your own camera running when you're being interviewed? If you think the final piece is deceptive, you can always just put the unedited film up on YouTube and let the public decide.

 

[TimboKhan]

Don,

Thats a suggestion that makes sense. I have often wondered why atheletes, the most misqouted people on the face of the earth, at least according to them, don't do the same thing.

 

[jpcampbell]

I have been in the business for many, many, many years, and for quite some time was a class 2 manufacture, back when it was legal to make class 3 and sell to the public. One of our customers from Portland OR. had a range at his shop and rented mac 10 & 11's, Thompson's, as well as HK's for use in his range, He once told me he had dozens of Japanese each month come in to shoot and pose for pictures with different guns their favorites were the Thomson, Dirty Harry's 44 S&W, and colt single 6's.
I'm sure that wasn't the only reason they came to America but it was a big attraction. So though I did read some warning posts from the UK it could be on the up and up.

My 14 year old Grandson just told me it would help him to trust her if she posted a picture of herself in a bikini. I'm not sure what it would help or maybe I just don't remember what it would help.

 

[cambeul41]

jpcampbell's grandson just wants to be sure that she has nothing (more) to hide. Of course, he would prefer complete disclosure. He has yet to learn that somethings are better left to the imagination.

 

[ilbob]

Thats a suggestion that makes sense. I have often wondered why atheletes, the most misqouted people on the face of the earth, at least according to them, don't do the same thing.

Usually they can't because rarely have the rights to, or even a copy of the raw footage.

Gun owners have little expectation of fairness from the media in general. Often what is portrayed about us is severely misrepresented or downright false. It is hard to get past that.

And from a company in a foreign land where firearms are all but banned to law abiding citizens, it seems a hatchet job is almost a certainty. So you can understand why we might be a little skeptical.

Having said that, rather than spend all your time at the high end ranges, spend some time with local gun clubs. You will meet some of the greatest people in the world. They will have a variety of guns they will be more than happy to have you shoot.

You might want to take the NRA basic pistol, rifle, and shotgun classes while you are here if you do not have any shooting experience. Safety first.

Despite what Don said about illinois having some strict rules on firearms (we do), we also have plenty of places to shoot, and plenty of firearms (although - you can never really have enough guns).

 

[Cosmoline]

If you participate, remember to keep your guard up and your lawyer's number handy. 99% of the time when an outside production outfit does something like this it *IS* an attack piece. That's what sells to their audience. If this ends up being what I strongly suspect it is, you will look like an absolute fool and there will be NOTHING you can do about it. You are swimming with sharks, boyos. PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION!

 

[Houston Tom]

IT's funnt the other week I was at the range and the guy next to me had brought his father -in-law (a brit) out to shoot you could tell years of living in gunbs ar e bad society had really taken hold, by the time I left the guy was havign a blast, like a kid in a candy store or me at a gun show. I heard him tell his son that after luch they shoudl come back with the rifles and shoot so more.

 

[Dave from Alberta]

Up here in Canada, anyone that wants to can go to a registered range and shoot, many places will have range owned handguns and rifles that they will rent to guests. Everytime I go, there has been a range safety officer standing over my shoulder, so it is safe enough. I can't see anyone flying across the ocean to fire an handgun though. I can see someone doing an afternoon at the range when combined with another trip though.

 

[Justin]

Dave, I've bumped into people from the UK at large IDPA and Multi-Gun matches.

 

[coelacanth]

I must admit to being very curious about. . . . .

the term "gun tourism" . Does that mean traveling to North America for a hunting trip? Does it mean traveling to America to see the outlandish native custom of going about your daily business armed with guns, knives and various self defense sprays? Does it mean traveling to America to see the bazaars of mayhem known as "gun shows"? Perhaps it means coming to America to learn practical martial arts skills unavailable to them elsewhere. I think a great deal depends on AliceFirecracker's definition of "gun tourism".

 

[Cosmoline]

Once again, folks, tread with EXTREME CAUTION when it comes to these sort of requests!!! It appears they're looking to make some dupes here into a "freak of the week" for overseas consumption.

Firecracker Films, who have a long record of making “freak” programmes for Channel 5 such as The Man Whose Arms Exploded, My Penis and everyone else's and The Real Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, persist in contacting me claiming they want me to feature in a documentary they are making exploring how rapidly Britain has become a ‘surveillance society’. Yeah right!

http://daniel77witness.blogspot.com/2007/08/firecracker-films-no-means-no.html

 

[CatFirecracker]

Dear All,
My name is Catherine and I've taken this project over from my colleague Alice.

Thanks for all your comments and PMs.

We are attending the Sandy Falls Shoot in Arizona on 19-21 October and the COP Machine Gun Shoot on 27/28 October in Massachusetts. We are meeting families there to film.

If anyone on this forum is attending these events and would like to get involved with the film, please do get in touch.

Thanks!

Catherine