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petronius

(26,677 posts)
7. They don't have to stop, they just have to make sure that their protagonists all
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 02:12 PM
Oct 2015

model 'good' behavior. For example, when Action Hero encounters a situation where a firearm is necessary*, s/he will head down to the local police department to apply for a permit-to-purchase, provide three letters of reference and a report of psychiatric fitness from an approved professional, take an intensive training course during the 30-45 days in which the local authorities are conducting a thorough background check, purchase a gun safe and trigger lock, inform the neighbors and the parents of children's friends that they are now a 'gun household,' research the history and social responsibility characteristics of their chosen firearm manufacturer and licensed dealer, insist on a personalized 'smart' gun, and wait 10 business days (as a cooling off period) before taking possession.

Movies will be a tad bit more boring, but at least a responsible message will be sent!

* Obviously, the main character will have also have several conversations in which it is made clear that a gun is never really necessary, but whatever is happening in the movie is a super-special mega-unusual case.

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