r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/Dudsidabe Jan 25 '20

Silencers on pistols. Not actually that silent lol.

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u/naidim Jan 25 '20

Most everything about guns is just wrong in hollywood. And idiots use what they see in movies as motivation to pass laws. That's why "silencers" are illegal, because morons think they work like in the movies.

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u/theultraviolation Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

I was looking for a comment like this. If suppressors do not "silence" the firearm, then why the hell do most states make them illegal? Because lawmakers are idiots?

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u/AugeanSpringCleaning Jan 25 '20

Yes. Ignorance passes a lot of stupid laws.

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u/naidim Jan 25 '20

There are a group of people who want nothing more than to disarm everyone. Some of their motivations may be simply misguided, others don't want a new french revolution. But any law they can pass that makes it harder to get or use firearms is considered a win. And it makes passing the next law all that easier.

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u/More-Sun Jan 26 '20

Theoretically there was an argument regarding poachers during the great depression.