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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 332068" data-attributes="member: 983"><p>I think it's easy to point the finger and call him an idiot.&nbsp; However, we've got to realize how blessed we are to grow up and be taught safe use of firearms.&nbsp; What is normal for us in terms of firearms safety means nothing to a person with no experience.&nbsp; Add in the fact that it's a movie and is &quot;fake&quot;, and you get people who probably have no real firearms experience doing scary things.&nbsp;&nbsp; Would I personally check the firearm (even assuming it was setup with blanks or whatever) before shooting a scene like this?&nbsp; Absolutely.&nbsp; But thinking that some actor with no real firearms training would do the same is a little bit of a stretch too.&nbsp; Firearms safety should be universal, but we live in two different worlds.&nbsp; Regardless of if you love or hate the guy, I feel bad for the whole situation.&nbsp; A job with what was supposed to be &quot;lookalike&quot; firearms caused the death of a person along with injuries to another.&nbsp; Let alone the guilt that anyone would have pulling the trigger in what was obviously assumed to be a blank loaded gun.&nbsp; It looks bad for firearms as a whole, people who have no knowledge just see more bad press associated with firearms.&nbsp; Bottom line, we are all lucky to know gun safety.&nbsp; Teach it to your kids, even if they don't hunt.&nbsp; There are just too many situations they could be put in with guns that they need to fully understand.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 332068, member: 983"] I think it's easy to point the finger and call him an idiot. However, we've got to realize how blessed we are to grow up and be taught safe use of firearms. What is normal for us in terms of firearms safety means nothing to a person with no experience. Add in the fact that it's a movie and is "fake", and you get people who probably have no real firearms experience doing scary things. Would I personally check the firearm (even assuming it was setup with blanks or whatever) before shooting a scene like this? Absolutely. But thinking that some actor with no real firearms training would do the same is a little bit of a stretch too. Firearms safety should be universal, but we live in two different worlds. Regardless of if you love or hate the guy, I feel bad for the whole situation. A job with what was supposed to be "lookalike" firearms caused the death of a person along with injuries to another. Let alone the guilt that anyone would have pulling the trigger in what was obviously assumed to be a blank loaded gun. It looks bad for firearms as a whole, people who have no knowledge just see more bad press associated with firearms. Bottom line, we are all lucky to know gun safety. Teach it to your kids, even if they don't hunt. There are just too many situations they could be put in with guns that they need to fully understand. [/QUOTE]

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