My only complaint is I wish they’d popped the 4 rules in there, otherwise it did kinda ring hollow like those Celebrity Court-Mandated PSAs…or Plaxico hugging Helmke.
If laughing a tthat was wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Speakign of 4 Rules, every time I watch Top Shots I get annoyed that they repeate the “trained professionals” title card twice instead of using one of them for the 4 Rules. Especially since the contestants aren’t always professional marksmen…
I did notice that the guy with the pop can kept his finger off of the trigger for most of the video. Guess he couldnt’ bring himself to break one of the rules, even for a spoof.
@ jetaz: Funny, but funny about mishandling of firearms… Definitely one of those things where I question whether I should be laughing or cringing.
@ Matthew R: Yeah, by demonstrating how not to be in the process – which, I guess, is all part of the game.
@ Pyrotek85: Bingo! I had to initially wonder if it was meant as an intentional lampooning of firearm owners, and I still have a niggling suspicion.
@ Weer’d Beard: Yeah, ending the video with that definitely would have erased any question I might have had.
@ Ian Argent: Likewise. Given how widely-watched it is, and how pervasive it has been into the Survivor-collective-consciousness, their lack of stress on the Four Rules, apart from a glancing blow, is rather disappointing…
@ Midwest Chick: Credit where credit is due, I suppose .
Maybe one of the producers or armsmasters has issues with the 4 rules as normally quoted? The number of gunny types in the show argues against it being an oversight
@ Ian Argent: Except it could easily be an oversight – how often do you sit down and write out the Rules? For most of the people on the show, those rules are so ingrained as to be automatic Unfortunately, that cannot be said for their target audience, and while the, “these are professionals, Do Not Try This At Home” is a good start, it is also sorely lacking…
I dunno. I do know that on a firearm that has such… arguably dangerous… handling of firearms on a regular basis, with cameras consistently downrange, you would think that the Four Rules would crop up somewhere, if only in the beginning espisode of each season.
The cameras downrange are supposed to be remotes. IIRC there was bitching about the crane shoot being instar due to people being in view of the helmet camera, but well away from the cone of fire; but that’s the only explicitly unsafe thing I can think of.
IMHO, the 4 rules ought to apply to any ranged weapon, not just firearms
Well, that is kind of the thing… You know they are remotes, and I know they are remotes, simply because we know the dangers involved in being downrange… but does the average viewer? Much like “Sons of Guns”, this is a valuable opportunity to educate the average American citizen as to some of the basics (and problems *cough*NFA*cough*) associated with firearm ownership, and it seems folks are squandering it.
No. No it is not. It was pretty damn funny.
What’s not to like? It stresses what responsible gun owners stress always…safety!!!
I know it’s supposed to be a joke but I still can’t help myself from cringing while watching that.
My only complaint is I wish they’d popped the 4 rules in there, otherwise it did kinda ring hollow like those Celebrity Court-Mandated PSAs…or Plaxico hugging Helmke.
Still I laughed.
If laughing a tthat was wrong, I don’t want to be right.
Speakign of 4 Rules, every time I watch Top Shots I get annoyed that they repeate the “trained professionals” title card twice instead of using one of them for the 4 Rules. Especially since the contestants aren’t always professional marksmen…
I did notice that the guy with the pop can kept his finger off of the trigger for most of the video. Guess he couldnt’ bring himself to break one of the rules, even for a spoof.
@ jetaz: Funny, but funny about mishandling of firearms… Definitely one of those things where I question whether I should be laughing or cringing.
@ Matthew R: Yeah, by demonstrating how not to be in the process – which, I guess, is all part of the game.
@ Pyrotek85: Bingo! I had to initially wonder if it was meant as an intentional lampooning of firearm owners, and I still have a niggling suspicion.
@ Weer’d Beard: Yeah, ending the video with that definitely would have erased any question I might have had.
@ Ian Argent: Likewise. Given how widely-watched it is, and how pervasive it has been into the Survivor-collective-consciousness, their lack of stress on the Four Rules, apart from a glancing blow, is rather disappointing…
@ Midwest Chick: Credit where credit is due, I suppose
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Maybe one of the producers or armsmasters has issues with the 4 rules as normally quoted? The number of gunny types in the show argues against it being an oversight
I want my 2 minutes back.
@ Ian Argent: Except it could easily be an oversight – how often do you sit down and write out the Rules? For most of the people on the show, those rules are so ingrained as to be automatic Unfortunately, that cannot be said for their target audience, and while the, “these are professionals, Do Not Try This At Home” is a good start, it is also sorely lacking…
@ NeilMcCauley: Cannot help you there.
Um, they have instructors consulting on the show; and competing. Especially after the first season, nobody complained about the lack of the 4 Rules?
(OTOH, the 4 rules are rather firearms-focused, which the show tries not to be, I suppose.)
I dunno. I do know that on a firearm that has such… arguably dangerous… handling of firearms on a regular basis, with cameras consistently downrange, you would think that the Four Rules would crop up somewhere, if only in the beginning espisode of each season.
The cameras downrange are supposed to be remotes. IIRC there was bitching about the crane shoot being instar due to people being in view of the helmet camera, but well away from the cone of fire; but that’s the only explicitly unsafe thing I can think of.
IMHO, the 4 rules ought to apply to any ranged weapon, not just firearms
Well, that is kind of the thing… You know they are remotes, and I know they are remotes, simply because we know the dangers involved in being downrange… but does the average viewer? Much like “Sons of Guns”, this is a valuable opportunity to educate the average American citizen as to some of the basics (and problems *cough*NFA*cough*) associated with firearm ownership, and it seems folks are squandering it.
I got it from their website, actually
No, not at all. In fact, it would be wrong not to laugh at this…