Alphecca: Saved by the Gun!

January 05, 2007

Saved by the Gun!

TV shows such as Law and Order constantly try to make the case that civilian gun ownership is bad, bad, bad; more gun control is good, good, good.

Now, CBS is taking that bias to "Reality TV" with a new show titled Armed and Famous. Five "has-beens" from Hollywood such as La Toya Jackson and Jack Osbourne (son of Ozzie) receive "police training" and are set loose as auxiliary cops in Muncie, Indiana. I haven't seen the show but according to the Washington Post, here's what we can expect:

Not surprising. In the first episode of "Armed & Dangerous" [Jack] Osbourne tells the camera, "I love shooting guns -- they make me feel good. I started shooting guns at 6; at 8 I shot my sister. . . . Right now I own two guns."

And that's not the first time he's used a sister for weapons training. In his autobiography he says, "From the moment I became a teenager I started having trouble controlling my temper. I would have these incredible fits of rage. I'd trash my room and get into really nasty vicious fist fights with my sisters. I think the boiling-point for my parents came when I held a knife to Kelly's throat."

Yes, there's nothing like having an ex-drug addict who is subject to "fits of rage" waving a gun in front of the TV camera to give viewers plenty of reasons to beg Congress for more gun control.

I have a suggestion for a somewhat different type of reality show. Maybe a network such as Fox would be interested. Numerous bloggers as well as the NRA have long cataloged the fleeting newspaper accounts of firearms being used defensively to protect life and property.

How about a weekly docu-drama TV show that recreates some of these news stories where civilian possession of a firearm saves a life? Such reenactments would have all the necessary ingredients for a ratings hit: Drama, excitement, tension, a potential victim being stalked, a bad guy, and a happy ending!

I'm sure we could get someone such as David Codrea or Clayton Cramer for series producer. We'd give it a snappy name such as Saved by the Gun just to drive Hollywood hypocrites liberals crazy. Now, who would make a good narrator? Philip Stone is far too grim for the part. We need someone upbeat like Glenn Reynolds who could also elaborate on the legal points involved.

I'm sure we'd find plenty of sponsors such as S&W, Ruger, the NRA...

So there you have it! A ready-made hit TV show for the asking. Any takers?

Posted by Jeff Soyer at January 5, 2007 06:00 AM

Comments

Seems to me that I recall the last time I purchased a gun that one of the questions was whether I had ever been addicted to drugs. . . .at least here in Virginia thats enough to disqualify you from getting a CCW permit (let alone the admission of domestic violence) without a substantial cooling off/recovery period (and by substantial I mean years).

Posted by: countertop at January 5, 2007 09:43 AM

Actually that is a pretty good idea. Cosnidering the success of COPS, this would likely draw at least as many viewers plus the pro gun crowd. I question however, whether it would ever get past some muckty muck, and al the protests of the left.

Posted by: ron at January 5, 2007 12:03 PM

Discovery has that "Surgery saved my life" show, plus that "I shouldn't be alive!" thing, right?

Sounds like this sort of show should be right up their alley.

Posted by: Dave at January 5, 2007 01:01 PM

It does sound like a good one. Crime shows are certainly popular enough.

Posted by: threecollie at January 5, 2007 01:26 PM

In the time slot right after it could be "why celebrities are damn idiots who should be locked up" just roll that clip.

I guess it's OK to be a drug addict, domestic abuser, attempted murderer, just as long as you're a "celebrity," politician, or related to one.

Posted by: Tom at January 5, 2007 07:49 PM

When I first saw the commercials for this show, I just cringed. I assume the cops are also actors as well...because what self-respecting police force would be party to this idiocy??

Posted by: Ach at January 5, 2007 10:10 PM

Jeff, thank you.

How did you know?

Posted by: David Codrea at January 6, 2007 11:59 AM

Actually Front Sight Firearms Training academy is about to produce such a show as you suggested Jeff.
Presently, they just started the series, "Front Sight Challenge" on VS network (old Outdoor Life Channel).

Next up IS a show of armed citizens defending themselves, along the line of the "Armed Citizen" articles that the NRA profiles in their magazines.
Watch for it.

Posted by: Dr_Spinetwist at January 7, 2007 03:43 PM

"Yes, there's nothing like having an ex-drug addict who is subject to "fits of rage" waving a gun in front of the TV camera to give viewers plenty of reasons to beg Congress for more gun control."

ex-drug addict. Hrmm. I seem to recall a question on form 4473 about that; perhaps we're seeing a felony in progress?

Posted by: drstrangegun at January 8, 2007 11:15 AM

I've got a show for you that's doing a great job of advancing the benefits of gun ownership: "Jericho."

Posted by: NRAlex at January 8, 2007 10:09 PM

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Saved by the Gun!

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