OUR THOUGHTS HERE AT CHANDELIER INCIDENT ARE WITH THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN AURORA, COLORADO. WE WILL DIVERT FROM OUR NORMAL LIGHT-HEARTED, SPORTS CULTURE NARRATIVE TO EXAMINE THE ROLE OF GUNS IN OUR SOCIETY. WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS A TIMELY TOPIC YET AGAIN.
HOLLYWOOD HAS A UNIQUE AND INFLUENTIAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRO-GUN ETHOS. IN FACT, IT ALMOST MAS A MONOPOLY ON IT. NOT ONLY ARE MANY HOLLYWOOD ELITE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF SUCH ANTI GUN CRONTROL GROUPS AS THE NRA (CHARLTON HESTON WAS A PRESIDENT), BUT PRODUCTION AND DIRECTION OF FEATURE FILMS DELIBERATELY EMPHASIZES THE ROLE OF GUNS IN HEROISM. DEATH IS APPLIED TOO LIGHTLY IN MODERN CINEMATIC DRAMA.
SHOOTING A MACHINE GUN IS NOT LIKE HAVING DRIVING A CLASSIC CAR.
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