Mel Gibson speaks up for pro-gun Rights!

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The screening of the Patriot created a stir. Notic Mel Gibson's comments. I guess we can all put behind us our suspicions that he is anti-gun. Braveheart and the Patriot seem to sum up his feelings on freedom.

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY JUNE 10 2000 18:22:41 ET XXXXX

'PATRIOT' SCENE STUNS AUDIENCE; PRODUCER, GIBSON DEFEND CHILDREN
SHOOTING GUNS IN FILM

A screening of SONY's PATRIOT in Los Angeles on Thursday night left the
audience jumping about
scenes in the Revolutionary War film that depict young children carrying
guns -- and using them!

The controversial scene begins when Gibson's character reaches into a
chest and gives his sons
rifles.

"They go into woods and ambush the Redcoats, killing around 15 men. One
son is around 13 years old,
the other is 10," says an insider.

A loud "gasp" was heard in the screening room as the camera zoomed in
for a closeup of the kids.
Shots are fired. Blood splatters on Redcoats.

Mel Gibson defended the scene over the weekend, declaring that he would
let his own kids take up
weapons in self-defense. Gibson says he's taken his children to shooting
ranges.

In the movie, Gibson goes to war only after one of his sons is killed.

Screenwriter Robert Rodat attempts to portray the complexities of war,
as he did with SAVING PRIVATE
RYAN.

"This war will be fought not on the frontier nor on distant
battlefields, but among our homes. Our
children will learn of it from their own eyes..." says Mel Gibson's
Benjamin Martin in PATRIOT
[opening last week in June].

The movie's theme -- take arms up against those who would take your arms
-- is bound to stir the
national debate over gun control.

Producer/Director Roland Emmerich conceded that the film may become a
rallying call for pro-gun
advocates and militias.

"Rosie O'Donnell and Hillary Clinton may want to spend the holiday
checking out PERFECT STORM,"
laughed a viewer after the screening.

X X X X X
 
It's about time a movie was made showing brave men and boys with guns earning this country's independence from Great Britain.
 
It's been high time for a cinematic reminder of our Revolutionary past. I'd be interested in seeing how The Patriot might affect the gun industry and range membership, much as Karate Kid did wonders for martial arts enrollment in the mid eighties.
 
This was a pre-screening, correct? I hope they don't edit the life out of this thing by the time June 28th comes around.

Rick
 
I think this is a good thing, but why is russian 7.62x39 ammo so cheap? $78.00 for 1000 rounds. Heck, almost all surplus ammo is cheaper than it has ever been.

I just find it unusaul that we have 2 movies with very similiar themes, liberty being the theme and violence being the solution. Don't get me wrong, if fighting is what it would take to stop tyranny then fighting it would be.

I am just hoping that we are not being led down the path of martial law with a carrot, and at the same time rebuilding the soviet unions war machine.

Makes me wonder.

Waterdog
 
Gonna have to bring my Culpepper Flag to the movies with me.... :cool:

Glad to hear the Mel is on our side and not just another 2-faced celebrity.
 
And maybe Mel is just trying to stave off a Boycott by gun owners and the stink we can create (Rosie & KMart)

AR15.com had lot's of talk about not seeing the movie because of Mel's alledged anti-gun attitude.

Does anyone have proof, one way or another, of Mel's true thoughts on gun issues?
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>A screening of SONY's PATRIOT in Los Angeles on Thursday night left the
audience jumping about scenes in the Revolutionary War film that depict young children carrying guns -- and using them!

The controversial scene begins when Gibson's character reaches into a chest and gives his sons rifles.

"They go into woods and ambush the Redcoats, killing around 15 men. One son is around 13 years old, the other is 10," says an insider.

A loud "gasp" was heard in the screening room as the camera zoomed in for a closeup of the kids. Shots are fired. Blood splatters on Redcoats.[/quote]

These people that want to 'gasp' at such things should really pick up a history book once in their lives. Children fought in the Revolutionary War, just like some children and women joined the ranks in the Civil War. Even with the whole 2nd Amendment issue aside, an accurate portrayal of the Revolutionary War would have to show children in the heat of battle. If these people knew more about their own history, they'd never be anti-gun. Rampant ignorance is going to be the death of us. <ignorance rant off>

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Knowing Your Rights WAGC in Indiana
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Mel was considered anti-gun with the movie Lethal Weapon III (the last one, I think this was it) due to the vpc propaganda in the squad room. Was most likely the producers opinion (or the directors). Then, there is the fact that he is an aussie so some doubt may come up due to that fact. Either way, I do hope he's on our side. I like him as an actor and he seems to be a good person. But then again, many good people turn out to be just as ignorant or in sheeple mode then you would figure. UPS45usp
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Blueyedog: ... Rampant ignorance is going to be the death of us.[/quote]Very true!
 
We truly have "come a long way, baby" when revolutionaries arming themselves is called "controversial".

Worse yet, when "A loud "gasp" was heard in the screening room as the camera zoomed in for a closeup of the kids."

Granted this was on the West Coast ;) but a
previous poster's depiction of these people as "modern eloi" is right on.

It is astonishing how deep this anti-gun attitude has taken root.

We have much work to do, grasshoppers.

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The New World Order has a Third Reich odor.
 
When I first married last winter and my new wife and step-daughter were in the process of packing up their things in CT for a move to Colorado, I was touring schools (7th). looking for an ideal site.
The public school distric I live in, although middle-middle class, is very poorly run, with lagging scores for most everything except for political correctness. In interviewing the teachers she was to have, I especially targeted science, math and history. When in the hallway, discussing corriculum with the teacher, a pudgy little girl in dreadlocks jumped up and proclaimed proudly, "Holy Cow, I got a 'D'." So much for Science and MAth.

In discussing history with the dept head, the school was made it a point not to teach American History because it can not find a history book that casts a positive light on the involvement of minorities in American history. I left.

I mention this because it seems that the certainty of history repeating itself is for the ignorant. Ask most any 8th grader how many Hawaians were killed in the War of 1812 and you'll probably get "a bunch" in reply.

It is sad that Liberal (not necessarily Democratic) PC hjas twarted our growth as a society and doomed the United States to the same path the Romans followed.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fight4yourrights:
AR15.com had lot's of talk about not seeing the movie because of Mel's alledged anti-gun attitude.
Does anyone have proof, one way or another, of Mel's true thoughts on gun issues?[/quote]

I don't know what would constitute proof of anyone's true thoughts, but I'm sure some smear campaign of allegations based AFAICT on a few props on display in one movie should not weigh very heavily in the scales.

What is reported above ("Mel Gibson defended the scene over the weekend, declaring that he would let his own kids take up weapons in self-defense. Gibson says he's taken his children to shooting ranges.") sounds good and is straightforward enough to settle the issue for me. Anyone who would say that to the media in today's environment has big brass ones IMO.
 
I told you...

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You might laugh in the face of FEAR... but unless your armed, its a nervous, unconvincing, little laugh.
 
I believe that Mel Gibson was born in the US, then emigrated to Austrailia, where he was raised. After the Mad Max movies endowed him with some popularity he then became a Holly-wierd darling. For a while he maintained his residence in Australia, but I think (not sure though) that he lives in the US now.
 
He's lived in the US for a long time - probably took training to switch his accent back.

The only Aus. actor I've ever seen REALLY master a US accent is Portia De Rossi - she's incredible, esp. when you see the nasty talk she started with in Sirens :)

Battler.
 
I do know that Gibson is not a fan of the Clintons. When Hillary made some comment about him smoking in a movie, he said he would stop smoking when they stopped lying.

There've been photos of him at trap and skeet events.

He sure would make for a good RKBA spokesman.
Lots of women go nuts over him.

Dick
 
Mel Gibson, Lethal Weapon IV(I beleive), the opening scence has some guy going nuts in the street and ends up using a flame-thrower and Mel Gibsons line is "What's this a poster boy for the NRA". And later when they (Gibson/Glover) are in the station they conveniantly stand in front of a poster that has the red circle with line through it with NRA in the circle and I think there was some propaganda about "gun violence".
 
Gibson has redeemed himself for LW.

Any actor who will go on TV and not call for the outright ban of guns should be commended.

Giving the Klints crap for lying? What a guy.

Battler.
 
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