I think that actors get cocky when continuously using prop guns and think they are above practical rules.
Possibly. Clearly, the members of the production team have to be strict about enforcing the rules, but one suspects that the more established the actor -- particularly when the lead actor
is the producer -- can get away with flouting these rules.
In the very first episode there's a scene where a kid is pointing a BHP at a cop and you can see that the hammer is down.
That is absolutely one of the most common firearms errors (hammer down firing with SA pistols) in movies and television. I am no longer allowed to pause whatever we're watching to point this out to the wife. Other nagging production errors are the added sound of Glocks being cocked, pistols racked by military or law enforcement prior after being drawn when these people would, of course, be carrying with a round chambered, pistol shots being fired and in the same continuous scene, the hammer is down without the pistol having been decocked. Oh, and how about a character firing shots, action continues, no reloading, but character again racks the slide of the pistol to re-engage?
Can we conclude that all this excessive, thoroughly unnecessary firearms manipulation in these shows and movies actually
increases the possibility of bad things happening? Because it almost appears that this is how the industry is
training actors to use guns in scenes involving shooting.
One can see noticeable differences in how firearms are depicted from show to show, or movie to movie. When you have, for example, several former SEALs and SF guys as technical advisers, production assistants, armorers and even cast members -- CBS/Paramount show
SEAL Team -- it's clear there's a huge safety emphasis during filming. Some of the cheesier shows (anyone ever watch the CW Network? Just say no.) like the reboot of
Walker Texas Ranger are pretty much unwatchable because of the amateurish way firearms are depicted (well, that and the heinous acting).
