The law of guns in movies

[k9870]

Last time I heard Glock was at 40 percent or so. But then even civilain firearms should be showing up in movies about civilians. And then you are still more likely to see a thug in a movie pull a beretta than the hi point or lorcin criminals carry. And Average Joe Citizen will pull a Glock 17 from the nightstand instead of a M&P or XD.

[Ionatan]

Originally Posted by k9870

Last time I heard Glock was at 40 percent or so. But then even civilain firearms should be showing up in movies about civilians. And then you are still more likely to see a thug in a movie pull a beretta than the hi point or lorcin criminals carry. And Average Joe Citizen will pull a Glock 17 from the nightstand instead of a M&P or XD.

This is more or less what I meant. I wouldn't expect LE officers in a crime drama or soldiers/Marines in a war film to carry something that isn't commonly issued, but criminals and civilians are a different story. In Heat, Waingro (sp?) carried two Star Megastars, not at all common (though for good reason). In Ronin, the head IRA guy (whose name escapes me at the moment) carried a P22x Sport, not all that common at the time either and still not really common today. I know that even in the criminal/civilian arena, Glocks would still be far more likely to be used, but I could see the main antagonist and/or his enforcer using something "exotic." Gold-plated 1911s and Strayer-Voigt Infinity customs aren't exactly common either but still feature in a number of television shows/films.

And as per a previous poster's comment, it would be nice if Steyr did start exporting the M1A series again. I did have an opportunity to fire one at my local range, and I loved it.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by k9870

Last time I heard Glock was at 40 percent or so.

Wrong. Big time. Wikipedia says 65% (and yes, I know it's Wikipedia, but the article cites Gun Digest's Glock issue, which I used to own, and I know it has the same number).

Originally Posted by k9870

And then you are still more likely to see a thug in a movie pull a beretta than the hi point or lorcin criminals carry.

You're again thinking too much of the common type of criminal (lowlife gangbangers and drug dealers), as opposed to the Hollywood criminals. Criminals in Hollywood are always rich, hip, and have expensive tastes. That's why you see them carrying stuff like nickel-plated Jericho 941s (which seems to be a very common pistol for the main bad guy in lots of movies lately).

[Yournamehere]

I read somewhere that the 65% figure was based on number of guns bought, which isn't necessarily number of guns actually carried by LEOs, but I can believe the figure either way. I certainly see police and hear about them with Glock 22s enough to believe so.

[k9870]

Its funny that every bad guy in burn notice carries a jericho.

The bad guys/average citizens thing is more for shows like CSI, ncis, etc, where everybody has cliche guns nothing unique.