Con Men Hate Guns: Difference between revisions

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Gets twenty to life, in the can"''|'''The Fonz''', ''[[Happy Days]]''}}

 

** Face sort of fits this trope. While he is quite capable of using a gun, he doesn't seem to enjoy it as much as his teammates do. Given the choice, he'd rather charm his way out of a bad situation.

* Michael of ''[[Burn Notice]]'', a former spy turned [[Chronic Hero Syndrome|MacGyver-for-Hire]], doesn't particularly like guns (but is willing to use them when necessary, which of course [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil|they increasingly are as the series progresses]]).

* In an episode of ''[[The Famous Jett Jackson]]'', the [[Executive Meddling|executives decide]] that Jett's character in the [[Show Within a Show]] ''Silverstone'' should have a gun, and, as a result, so should his enemies. The actor portraying the villain The Rat quits in protest, saying that it wasn't in character for the cunning Rat to use guns. ([[Status Quo Is God|The execs relent and he's back by the end of the episode, though.]])

 

== Real Life ==

* [[Truth in Television]]: Not only con-men but burglars and other "professional" criminals will not carry guns, because the prison sentence for possessing a gun during a crime is much greater than without one. Plus they really wouldn't use it anyway. Unless you actually are willing to kill someone, it is just false courage.

** It's also a point of pride, especially for pickpockets. As some retired pickpockets have told reporters, any tough can threaten someone with a gun, but it takes skill to steal someone's wallet and not have them realize it's gone.

** For burglars it's also a point of practicality. The vast majority don't try to break into a place that's occupied, thus rendering a gun redundant.