Movies where guns would make it rather short.

[jeepmor]

Have any of them sparked a good conversation with your spouse or significant other?

My wife and I were watching The Hitcher last night. My wife chimes in on the scene where the BG grabs the girlfriend and holds a knife to her face and tells the boyfriend something nasty. She chimes in and says, "I'd shoot him in the head with my 9mm...blah, blah, blah." Mind you, my wife has recently attained her CHL so this should not be unrealistic.

I then chime back and say, "So sweetpea, how's that gun you leave at home going to do you a damn bit of good, I'm going to have to shoot this guy in this situation, not you, because I carry my gun. You'd be dead before I could draw, simple as that."

Granted, she's 9 months pregnant and her excuse was, "I'm not going to be able to carry that thing in this condition." I then proceed to say, "So, you gonna tell the BG, hang on while I go home and get my gun or are you going to die...or more likely, hope the hell I can save you? You're physically the most vulnerable you have been since childhood, you should be carrying that pistol, not making some excuse for not carrying it. No excuse is going to save you, a pistol just 'might', nothing more."

There were several more scenes that could have quickly ended the show, but Hollywood has an hour and a half to burn, not just 15 minutes. I don't want to degrade to a critique of the movie, that's Hollywood.

What I do want to discuss is if you fellas out there have girls who say they would shoot the BG quickly and yet, simply don't carry a gun? Have these conversations ever tipped the scale the direction it needs to actually get them to start carrying? My wife got her CHL due to some events happening close to home and she finally realized it's a good idea, however, I can't get through to her that the license isn't going to stop anything if she doesn't carry her damn gun!!!

 

[jahwarrior]

my girlfiriend always says that: "why don't they just shoot the damn mutants/zombies/terrorists/serial killer/aliens/infected?" she wants a gun, but she's afraid of keeping one in the house with 4 crazy kids.

and as far as movies that would be shorter due to guns, the best example has to be "28 days later."

 

[oldgold]

"Cujo" comes to mind. Should have been a local news story.
"Woman shoots rabid dog"

 

[Heavy Metal Hero]

Harry Potter...I don't care how much magic you have, it won't make your reaction time shorter than a bullet.

 

[Deer Hunter]

Cujo is the biggest one, by far. They shoot him toward the end. But damn, things would not have happened like that around my house.

What about the run of teen slasher shows back in the '90s? All except for Final Destination, I was pretty angry at how most of them played out.

Heavy Metal, I AGREE COMPLETELY!!!! Good Lord those books annoy the crap out of me.

 

[LKB3rd]

Psycho.
Woman checks into hotel. Nice young man makes her feel at home. She gets naked, steps into the shower and uses her handy soap dish holster for her 1911. Nice young man puts on a dress and tries to kill her. She shoots him dead. Roll credits.

 

[MikePGS]

Jurassic Park. What caliber for velociraptors?


Btw, nice sig jeep

 

[oklahoma caveman]

most people hate watching movies with me because im always doing that. i just hate movies that are so damn stupidly written. try and make them moderatly realistic

 

[Harvster]

Home Alone.

Of course, it wouldn't be as much of a family type movie.

 

[obiwan1]

Typical Hollywood movie:

Yuppie sheeple get into a situation that could have been prevented with situational awareness and could have ended with one well place shot. The end.

 

[Crow1108]

I love the Indiana Jones where the BG is waving around a scimitar, and Indy just kind of shakes his head and shoots him.

I always thought Alien (the first one) could've benefitted more with firearms than flamethrowers. If something that could rip me in half with minimal effort was running towards me, I'd want something that would put it down quickly...not catch it on fire.

I thought the first Resident Evil was pretty bad. They only seemed to have 1 or 2 magazines worth of ammo per person, they didn't go for the head in the beginning, and the tech guy had a revolver without any spare ammo. (Probably not application of firearms making a movie short, just proper shot placement and enough ammo )

 

[tmajors]

and as far as movies that would be shorter due to guns, the best example has to be "28 days later."

And the hero of the movie does actually get a gun at one point in time...then ditches it!!! Arg!

 

[cambeul41]

I have long had a theory that the reason so many Hollywood people hate guns is that if more people carried, all too many story lines would be ruined.

 

[ryan in maine]

MikePGS: Jurassic Park. What caliber for velociraptors?

Seriously though. What the heck would you use for any dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park movies? Yikes.

 

[Eric F]

Go to the rifle forum and look for a heading called Any One Ever Shoot An Elefant gun" The heaviest guns there would be like a Dinosaur varmit gun see also 155mm gun for larger lizzards

 

[MikePGS]

Seriously though. What the heck would you use for any dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park movies? Yikes.

I may be wrong, but i think the current belief is that Dinosaurs were basically like birds, in the sense that they were warm blooded and able to have rather quick reflexes. Now, i know it would be tempting to hunt a birdlike creature with a shotgun... but i don't know if i'd trust a 10 gauge on a pack of super quick raptors with mouth's full of knives .375 H&H magnum perhaps?

 

[BlackBearME]

I don't think Cujo is fair, only because it's based on a book. Would be an awfully short book.

As far as movies, first thing that comes to mind is Demolition Man,. the scene where Snipes first escapes and goes to the terminal,. The cops approach "Step away from the booth,. or else?" Or else what? *BANG*. Roll credits.

That movie is a great example of why we shouldn't outlaw guns.

 

[scout26]

but i don't know if i'd trust a 10 gauge on a pack of super quick raptors with mouth's full of knives

But I'd bet good 12 gauge pump or semi-auto uploaded with either 00 buck or slugs and then some well placed shots would put 'em down (or at least slow them down).

 

[Devonai]

Silence of the Lambs. "Buffalo Bill" gets shot by the woman after he asks her to help him load the furniture into his van. Starling gets drunk and laughs about it with Crawford the next night. Lecter reads poetry.

 

[Eric F]

How about this twist because of a gun.......Quigley Down Under Quigleys boat sinks and he goes down under the water because he won't let go of the rifle.

 

[MikePGS]

How about this twist because of a gun.......Quigley Down Under Quigleys boat sinks and he goes down under the water because he won't let go of the rifle.

LOL priceless

 

[WinchesterAA]

Pretty much every movie..

Carlito's way.. Al Pacinno should have popped that punk John Lengeuzamo (is that right?) when he had the chance that movie would have been fine. Nah, he came back. Also that obnoxious coked out lawyer of his too.. Hiring that guy was a mistake.

That movie where John Lengeuzamo is a private detective or whatever? BAM, problem solved, movie over..

Lord of war? Guns were present but didn't get used.. If Nicholas Cage had just shot himself none of that would have happened!

That movie with Edward Norton where he's a crazy cowboy? Shoulda shot him at the beginning, all of those folks would still be alive today.

Be nice to us Hollywood, kill these people from the start so we can enjoy the movie.

 

[Ragnar Danneskjold]

Seriously though. What the heck would you use for any dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park movies? Yikes.

40mm Mk 19 and a good old M2 .50cal both mounted on a Stryker.

 

[WinchesterAA]

That's suicide Taurus owner. That rex'll flip your truck ASAP.

Hit it from the skies with some A-10s and you should be alright. Send some air to air drones to pop the flying stuff, and infantry units on fourwheelers with mounted m2s and a .50 beowolf as backup to confirm kills and clear what's left.

 

[pax]

Jeepmor,

At 9 months pregnant, it is near to physically impossible to conceal carry a firearm. It can be done, if you're motivated enough, hard headed enough, and have a high enough tolerance for discomfort. But by that stage in pregnancy, it is normal to be physically uncomfortable just existing, so much so that even wearing clothes is a hassle, and you sure wouldn't feel like strapping any extra weight to your already lumpy and oversized body.

There really are no words to explain to someone who's never been pregnant just how overwhelmingly uncomfortable late pregnancy is, all by itself. But picture putting yourself into clothes that don't quite fit right (too big in some directions, too small in others) and then carrying an extra 30 pounds or so -- the weight isn't distributed gently into a backpack or even into one of those ridiculous "this is pregnancy" sympathy pouches childbirth teachers hand out to expectant fathers. Instead, that extra weight does things like constantly press on your bladder (so you feel like you have to pee even when you've just gone), smoosh your diaphragm muscles (so you feel like you're out of breath even when you're just sitting on the couch), scrunch your digestive system (so you've constantly got acid splashing up into the back of your throat, and you constantly feel an ache like you just ate too much even when you're actually quite hungry). Plus your back aches and your feet ache and did I mention the bit about your clothes never fitting comfortably?

So you're right that she's more physically vulnerable than she's been since childhood. But at 9 months pregnant, she's also got more practical difficulty carrying or concealing the gun than you have ever had in your entire life, or likely ever will. Meditate on that for a moment.

Instead of ragging on her about it, try to be a bit more sympathetic, and maybe find some money in the budget to explore alternative carry options. Don't nag her because she does not carry - help her figure out how she can!

pax