So I read this thread,
http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...=1#post1377983 , and I was reminded of a discussion I had with a friend a while back.
This friend and I were filming a movie that involved handguns, so we bought BB pistols that *kind of* resembled real handguns. In my opinion, anyone who is familiar with handguns would know the difference between the guns we had and real guns (these were not Airsoft guns, modeled after real handguns. They had enormous handles to cock the spring with). The point was not to make it look realistic, the point was to have something in our hands.
Anyway. We were filming one scene in a local parking garage. We had informed the police, so as not to worry them with any calls or reports. However, my friend's dad didn't think that was enough. He is an NRA member, and he carries concealed. He said we should get professionally made signs to post all around the garage to inform everyone that we were filming a movie. His rationale was this: "If I saw you pointing a gun at someone, I would shoot you." And he was absolutely serious. I believe he would shoot someone on sight if they were pointing a gun at another person, absolutely regardless of context.
So my question is this. If you came across this situation, how would you react? Would anyone else just shoot, like he would?
If I carried concealed, the first thing I would do is call the police, then I would take a moment to look at the situation to see where I could best help. If I thought that one person was in imminent danger, I would first draw my weapon, then I would make my presence known. I absolutely would
not shoot anyone until I knew
exactly what was going on.
Edit: I found a picture of the model pistol we were using. It wasn't chromed, like this one, but more of a grey.
Or alternatively, this one, minus the barrel extension and fiber optic sight (heh, fiber optic sight for a gun that's accurate to about 15 feet.) This one is the correct color.
