(Good?) Gun lessons learned from movies

[anapex]

Ok so I was watching a Jackie Chan yesterday morning, Mr. Nice Guy I think. So there's a scene near the beginning where Jackie takes a gun away from a bad guy after knocking him out. The damsel in distress looks at the gun and says "It's empty" pointing out that there is no magazine in it. Just then something makes Jackie flinch and he pulls the trigger firing the gun, scaring both and says "Now it's empty". Lesson learned? Make sure the gun is (un)loaded after picking it up.


Strange side note about the scene, if I recognized it right the gun in question was a Hi Power. So I guess those criminals don't like the magazine disconnect either!

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

Jackie Chan can't get insurance because no company wants to accept the liability. That should tell you something about how dangerous it is to work with him. All those accidents....

There's nothing to be learned about safety or gun handling from the movies; most actors are babbling idiots. For lessons learned, you need to consult a good NRA certified teacher.

By the way, I love Jackie -- you can pick up some of his movies cheap at www.yesasia.com Happy Holidays!

 

[P95Carry]

The lessons to be learned from movies are IMO exclusively best described as ''How not to .......'' .........

 

[JShirley]

I dunno. I was reminded by The Thirteenth Warrior how helpful firearms are when being attacked...

 

[ReadyontheRight]

Lesson learned from the movies:

-Every grocery bag must have one big long loaf of bread sticking out of it.
-Every woman being chased must first fall and then run into the attacker while looking backwards.
-After pointing a gun at someone, you must then cock it or rack the slide to show that NOW you really mean business.

 

[P95Carry]

ROTR ... love the long bagette stickin out of brown paper bag ... so true.

Your mentions tho reminded me of one other sorta ''absurdity'' ... not firearms related directly .... but - certainly in many older movies .. why was the GG, when attempting to be stealthy and trackin down the BG ... always wearing shoes with not only hard leather soles but .. seemingly also ... metal inserts.! You'd hear him coming from a long ways off!!

Always thought soft rubber soles were the way to go!

I believe in some movies the ''click,click'click'' of footsteps was dubbed on!!

 

[GM7RQK]

Yup to all and why do the 'covert' explosives always have a bright flashing light and/or loud beeping sound ......

Oh yes so you know their working

No one wants to watch movies with me any more

 

[anapex]

I know most actors are babbling idiots and I wasn't implying that one could sit down with Rambo and instantly know how to load and fire an M60 accurately from the hip. Just meant it as a fun way to pick out things that you could show to someone else and say "See that's exactly why you're not supposed to do that". Now if you'll excuse me I have to go kill that wild boar in my backyard with a stick and knife.

 

[sm]

Look before you leap...

The Way Of The Gun
Empty water fountains used for cover have broken glass.

 

[Amegatek]

OT for a moment...

I believe in some movies the ''click,click'click'' of footsteps was dubbed on!!

I was watching a tape of "adult movie" bloopers once (my friend's of course ) And in one scene Amber Lynn was walking towards the bed and you hear high heels clicking on the floor. She basically stopped and said "***?" She was bare foot at the time!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread.

 

[Weimadog]

The Way Of The Gun
Empty water fountains used for cover have broken glass.

Yes, look before you leap is a good idea. Lots of cool well coreographed moves which look good in the movies will get you hurt in the real world.


Some lessons:

Talk to the bad guy while you are pointing your gun at him. Tell him exactly how you foiled his evil plot, and what you plan to do with him. He will meekly comply with your demands, and fill in any details you left out.

You can fire a rifle many times indoors, and moments later still be able to have a normal conversation with a person, without having to say "what" every other sentence.

Pull your gun at every opportunity.

Plate glass? Jump through it! Seriously, never do this in the real world. You will cut yourself up bad, real bad.

Guns are disposable objects. When you run out of ammunition, throw it away. It's easy enough to get another one.

You have two hands, use two guns!


Weimadog

 

[Andrew Rothman]

I believe in some movies the ''click,click'click'' of footsteps was dubbed on!!

Almost all movies. There is a fascinating career called "Foley Artist."

These intrepid souls walk on gravel, clink glasses, knock on doors, and otherwise create most of the mundane souds you hear when you watch a movie.

Fascinating!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_artist
http://www.1099.com/c/ar/di/foley_d030.html

 

[stevelyn]

.....not only hard leather soles but seemingly with metal inserts.

Anyone remember "Gunsmoke" how many times Festus Hagen tried sneaking up on the BGs on wooden sidewalks while wearing boots and spurs? No wonder Marshall Dillon had to pull his bacon out of the fire so many times.

 

[Jack T.]

Watching the preview to Chainsaw Massacre the other day.

Lesson learned? HAVE A GUN! That movie could have been over in 15 minutes.

 

[TonyB]

If You're the good guy,you'll never get shot,but you can shoot all the bad guys from the hip,one handed ,while leaping through the air......and you'll never run out of ammo or magazines........
I wish it were so.....

 

[Kharn]

Not from a movie (a book, actually, but I wont reveal which one as it could spoil the ending), but still good points:
1. Observer/sniper should never leave his post until everyone else has left the target area.
2. Cover any VIPs/hostages so that they look identical to the rest of the group.

Kharn

 

[Robert J McElwain]

In the movies, all standard pistols can be fired 20 or 30 times without reloading. Same for rifles.

Bob

 

[Robert J McElwain]

In "Quigley Down Under", I learned that Tom Selleck, using an iron sighted Sharpes Rifle, can hit a man, riding a fast horse, every time at a distance of one mile.

I gotta get me one them Sharpes. Great movie though.

Bob

 

[HBK]

I was going to say that the movies have nothing to teach us about guns or gun safety until I read Jack T.'s post. That's very true. Most horror movies could be over in 15 minutes if the victims were armed.

 

[ksnecktieman]

I have tried it in a lot of cars, but I just can NOT get my tires to squeal on gravel

 

[GM7RQK]

Or grass ....

 

[iapetus]

Gun lessons from movies:

* A man with a hand-gun can always outshoot a gang of men armed with assault rifles.

* Anyone running up a ladder is immune to gunfire.

* Balconies/ suspended walkways are almost as good.

* You can be thrown off the roof of a building by a grenade explosion, and then get up and run away.

* It's easy to shoot the gun out of someone else's hand.

* Uzis hold unlimited ammo.


And one actually reasonable one:

* If you've shot and wounded your arch nemesis, and he's admited you've won and it's all over, don't turn and walk away until you've searched him for concealed weapons

 

[WvaBill]

There's nothing to be learned about safety or gun handling from the movies; most actors are babbling idiots. For lessons learned, you need to consult a good NRA certified teacher.

It is all FAKE

 

[brookstexas]

A lot could be learned if they

turn John Ross's book "Unintended Consequences" into a movie!
BT

 

[Mark Tyson]

How about the scene in Out of Sight, where a man is running up the stairs with a gun, and trips, and ... well you know the rest.

Directors are looking for dramatic effect, so you can't expect (and should want) too much realism in movies. Sometimes they could make things more realistic without affecting the story however.