Uh well, the guy probably never handled a firearm before he was hired to do that spot. He got the ends pointed in the right direction, so we should probably applaud him!
Yup, filmed him on a blue screen, then inserted a stock backdrop. Watch him and the truck sitting perfectly still while the back moves steadily to the left.
Director: We need a guy with a beard.
No, he just thinks we are that dumb.
That's exactly why my original post ended the way it did. We absolutely can't afford to ignore any effort to infringe upon our rights.
He's *holding* the gun, not shootin' it!
I realize that he's wrapping his finger around the front of the trigger guard. That doesn't change the fact that it's unsafe for a number of reasons. First off, resting your finger there is a great way to blow a hole in something when you 'accidentally' rest it on the trigger instead. Fingers don't go near triggers. Period. Secondly, that's a great way to promote poor gun handling because while I am capable of recognizing that his finger isn't actually on the trigger, I'm a gun guy. I already know how to safely handle a firearm. The ad isn't being made, nor is it marketed, to me. It's made and will be shown to the 'non-gun' people. They will see a finger on a trigger and they won't learn anything about how to safely hold a firearm from it... I believe you should rethink the position you've written in the article because I think every bit of the criticism is deserved. It's an illustration of poor and unsafe firearm handling and trying to minimize the "jumping of the gun" by those decrying the lack of firearm safety is poor judgement on your part, IMO, because you are basing it on a technicality that obviously is even causing confusion for some 'gun people'.
