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Ever see a TV series/citizen uses a gun properly?

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Ever seen a TV show where a citizen uses a gun "properly"?

Thinking about that gardening show series "Lawn Order", I've seen lots of story lines where there's a store owner using and then hiding an unregistered gun which he's just used to kill an innocent bystander. And so on.

Aside from the single "24" story line a couple seasons back, where these Middle Eastern gun store owners help out Jack, I don't think I have EVER seen a TV crime show episode where a private citizen uses a gun in self defense without some sort of disastrous effect or bad consequence.

I'm quite certain it's one of the tenets of the "Law & Order" writer's bible to never have such an occurrence.

Can you remember any "good" gun use by a citizen on TV shows?
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  • RustyBones
    Even in the old westerns, when some lad would kill someone in self defense, he was usually spared the gallows only at the last second due to some heroics from the hero.
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  • RustyBones
    quote:Originally posted by RustyBones
    Even in the old westerns, when some lad would kill someone in self defense, he was usually spared the gallows only at the last second due to some heroics from the hero.(<-redundant but thats ok [:D] )
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  • RustyBones
    I was watching Charmed one day with my wife. One of the characters buys a gun to protect himself against DEMONS, not even people. One of the other characters reprimands him and tells him about the evils of guns! I told her she cant watch it anymore. She still does tho [:0]
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  • William81
    Jericho
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  • jimbowby
    [8D]--I remember "GUNSMOKE" , Matt Dillon,using his trusty COLT ALWAYS shot bad guys at 50+ yards, when his "POSSE" couldn't hitem with rifles !!

    --[:o)][:o)]--JIMBO
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  • royc38
    The Doctor in the first Halloween when he shoots Mike Myers over the railing. The mother in Fatal attraction. There's a few out there.
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  • Rockatansky
    TV show - no, some movies maybe, but in general it's the best way to brainwash people into thinking guns are evil instruments of murder. Ever see that in almost every movie if someone uses a gun to protect themselves they immediately drop it and start sobbing? Why is that?
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  • Txs
    The female carjacking victim in Reservoir Dogs.
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  • Mk 19
    Patriot Games, when Jack Ryan shoots one of the intruders with an O/U



    Ok, It was a movie, but still good
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  • rider
    quote:Originally posted by thesneakyrussian
    TV show - no, some movies maybe, but in general it's the best way to brainwash people into thinking guns are evil instruments of murder. Ever see that in almost every movie if someone uses a gun to protect themselves they immediately drop it and start sobbing? Why is that?

    I have often wondered this myself. Also, in alot of the old westerns you will see the hero, after killing the bad guy, look at his six shooter and then throw it in the dust and walk away. So, this effort to blame a killing on the instrument and not the person isn't a new thing.

    rider
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  • bobski
    i always liked dirty hairy because he properly shot a hand gun one handed. but hes cop, not a citizen.
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  • Txs
    quote:Originally posted by rider
    I have often wondered this myself. Also, in alot of the old westerns you will see the hero, after killing the bad guy, look at his six shooter and then throw it in the dust and walk away. So, this effort to blame a killing on the instrument and not the person isn't a new thing.

    riderIt could be viewed this way, but I really don't think that's what they're trying to display.

    Whether it's a US cultural thing or just an aspect human nature, people who've been forced to kill someone often don't want to have anything to do with that gun anymore. I've seen this more than once. Even cops who were in clearly justifiable situations will often be seen carrying a different gun within a short time. It's bizarre.

    In the real world, no matter how justified, moral people don't necessarily find the use of deadly force to be a pleasurable thing.
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  • jimbowby
    [8D]The "History Channel"?? had a series about a year ago called "The Gun" about the long life of a pistol as it went thru years of multiple ownership--

    --Love to see it again-anybody see it ???

    ----JIMBO
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  • gap1916
    CSI Miami seems to do it well. My 2 cents [8D]
    The Unit Then again how would I really know [}:)]
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  • Ramtinxxl
    The Andy Griffith Show
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  • royc38
    OK tv shows. Daniel Boone, Believe it or not a Highway to heaven episode. X-files, There are some but I have to admit I had to think about them. Oh by the way Simon and Simon.
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