Reckless Gun Usage: Difference between revisions

** In a Series 14 outtake, May defended himself, claiming it was the only way to see whether the barrel is unblocked.

*** Important Safety Tip, you never do that. Open the action and check from the breech end; light coming through the barrel without shadows shows an unblocked barrel. This lets you also remove any shell from the chamber, in case the gun is loaded - ''[[Gun Safety|and it is.]]''

* ''[[Touched By an Angel]]'', someone breaking just about all the rules—carelessly waving a loaded [[WW 2]]-era pistol around, pointing it straight at a friend, and then removing the magazine without clearing the chamber. After all that, how unlucky is it for said gun to [[What a Senseless Waste of Human Life|get knocked off a desk, unintentionally fire, and shoot someone right in the heart]]?

* ''[[Perry Mason]]'', If there was a gun involved in the murder-of-the-week, odds are good that [[Perry Mason]] will recklessly wave that gun around. One episode was particularly egregious: The district attorney, Hamilton Berger, fondles the murder weapon (a revolver marked as exhibit whatever) during the trial and rests it casually on the witness box, his finger on the trigger, the barrel aimed directly at the weapons expert's head. After a few questions, he turns it toward the jury, gesturing dramatically. Then, Mason does exactly the same thing when cross-examining.