Went to the movies tonight

[Guy B. Meredith]

to see Bruce Willis' Deathwish and was not happy with what I saw.

First, in a preview for another movie one of the characters bump fired a handgun.

Then they supported the myths of the AR being a full auto and that it could be purchased overnight. They may have been using a bump stock, but someone who is a better observer will have to sort that out for me.

 

[PapaG]

Why? Can't top Bronson. Period.

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

Whether the movie has merit is not the point. My concern is that they are upping the argument on bump stocks, the myth of the select fire civilian AR and being able to get through the process over night.

 

[JO JO]

Hollywood = Liberals , not many gun friendly folks in Hollywood or the film industry, just look at the Oscars it's an non stop Trump and gun bashing machine ,

 

[ClickClickD'oh]

and being able to get through the process over night.

... I'm confused... Are you implying that you can't walk out same day with an AR?

And you can bump fire handguns.

 

[Bfh_auto]

to see Bruce Willis' Deathwish and was not happy with what I saw.

First, in a preview for another movie one of the characters bump fired a handgun.

Then they supported the myths of the AR being a full auto and that it could be purchased overnight. They may have been using a bump stock, but someone who is a better observer will have to sort that out for me.

After all the BS on the movie Shooter, does bump firing a handgun surprise you?

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

... I'm confused... Are you implying that you can't walk out same day with an AR?

And you can bump fire handguns.

Yes, there are videos all over the place on bump firing. I shoot revolver almost exclusively as far as handguns go and haven't tried it with my Ruger MK512 so I am not speaking first hand. Not a good time for a violent movie to be hyping it, though.

You can walk out with an AR the same day in some states, not in others. (I am assuming it was an AR as that and the AK outline are the limit of my knowledge of the modern sporting rifles.) The movie was supposedly set in Chicago and the Chicago detective seemed to know the name of the shop. The movie seemed to be implying the weapon was a select fire. I understand that the paperwork on Class 3 firearms takes a couple of months.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Hollywood has been perpetuating the myth of criminals carrying machine guns for decades. It really shouldn't surprise you that they're doing it now

 

[Deus Machina]

Considering they started filming a year or two ago, and probably had all the post-production done before the recent tragedies, I find the idea that they're hyping certain aspects of anything for an agenda unlikely.
Besides, Death Wish hardly seems like a place to expect any particular realism. All the movies have been revenge fantasy and amusement at best.

Unrelated: I still find it amusing that the official in charge of the Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which issues Florida's CC licences, was named Charles Bronson when I first got mine.

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

Gangsters having machine guns is one thing, but here they are inferring that any civilian can walk into some shop and buy one and take it home.

Bruce Willis is gun virgin doctor, walks into gun shop, decides not to buy, picks up a Glock dropped by some gang banger in his emergency room, goes out and shoots bad guys, runs into really bad guy, goes to gun shop somewhere near Chicago and buys machine gun, goes home and kills really bad guy.

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

Considering they started filming a year or two ago, and probably had all the post-production done before the recent tragedies, I find the idea that they're hyping certain aspects of anything for an agenda unlikely.
Besides, Death Wish hardly seems like a place to expect any particular realism. All the movies have been revenge fantasy and amusement at best.

Unrelated: I still find it amusing that the official in charge of the Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which issues Florida's CC licences, was named Charles Bronson when I first got mine.

Not likely an agenda, just perpetuating myths.

 

[Robert]

Hollywood is a lost cause. They best thing we can do is try to educate those around us when we here them repeating the lies they see in the movies. And movies are for entertainment, no one wants to see a 100% accurate movie. How boring would that be?