Just a Girl and Her Canon... And a Boy with His Glock

Omofo · Jan 12, 2012

molested_cow said:
Didnt a seal team member shoot himself in the head while trying to impress a girl he met in a bar recently? yeah you cant be careful enough.

Navy SEAL Shoots Self in the Head | Military.com

Just goes to show the level of intelligence of those serving in our military...

TMBPhotography · Jan 12, 2012

Omofo said:
molested_cow said:

Didnt a seal team member shoot himself in the head while trying to impress a girl he met in a bar recently? yeah you cant be careful enough.

Navy SEAL Shoots Self in the Head | Military.com

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Just goes to show the level of intelligence of those serving in our military...

I am going to turn around and pretend like I didn't hear that....

Josh66 · Jan 12, 2012

Natalie said:
No happy ending for that guy either. Quite sad...

Navy SEAL dies in San Diego after accidentally shooting himself while playing with gun - The Washington Post

Wow. The lesson there is: Don't put a gun to your head and pull the trigger. And also, don't play with guns while you're drunk.

jowensphoto · Jan 12, 2012

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Natalie said:

No happy ending for that guy either. Quite sad...

Navy SEAL dies in San Diego after accidentally shooting himself while playing with gun - The Washington Post

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Wow. The lesson there is: Don't put a gun to your head and pull the trigger. And also, don't play with guns while you're drunk.

No kidding. I'd say taking a picture of an unloaded gun is different that playing Russian Roulette after a few rounds of beer!

CMfromIL · Jan 12, 2012

As both a gun owner and photographer, the picture is neither interesting or worthwhile. Your subject has a total lack of trigger control, and the fact that you took the picture w/out a remote shows a total lack of common sense or understanding of gun safety on both your parts.

Plenty of people are killed because the 'gun was unloaded'. A picture is designed to tell a story. Yours tells a story of ignorance, youthful hubris and lack of common sense.

Perhaps next you can do a photoshoot whilst lying on traintracks while wearing blinders and earplugs, but assure us that you 'checked' to make sure a train wasn't coming.

The only time you should be putting your finger on the trigger is when you are ready to shoot. And it damn well better not be pointed at another person unless you intend to kill them.

/rant off.

H4X1MA · Jan 12, 2012

Ok I didn't read all 3 pages but it looks like this thread is well derailed lol. I don't see any problem at all with standing in front of a gun for photography. There's probably a 99.9% chance that in this case the gun was not loaded, and the chamber was check, so there was no real danger.

For you nay sayers, how many times have you put yourself in danger for a picture? I've climbed around waterfalls, climbed trees, stopped and walked on busy roads, stood in raging water, been on the edge of a tall building, all for a hobby. I think any of the things I just listed was more dangerous than this picture.

What's next? You going to say that there should be no photographers during combat? It's too dangerous.

Destin · Jan 12, 2012

I think the reason for the over-reaction on the gun safety thing here is because there are simply too many people in America who have never handled a gun, shot one, or been taught how to use them properly. I know that when I first saw the photo, my reaction was to wonder about the safety of it. But if you own the gun legally, then you have a pistol permit, and that implies that you took a safety course on how to handle guns. If you own the gun illegally, and are posting a photo of it online, then you're just stupid.

I've been shooting since I was 4, and not many days go by when I don't at least pull out my .22 and put a few rounds into a pop can. Shooting is one of the best and most useful skills to learn, and a great hobby. But there are simply too many idiots out there who don't respect how dangerous firearms are.

CMfromIL · Jan 12, 2012

H4X1MA said:
What's next? You going to say that there should be no photographers during combat? It's too dangerous.

Not even comparable. There is a difference between reporting the story...and being the story. One is being in a dangerous place reporting an actual story (warzone reporting)...this is directly inserting one into a dangerous situation soley for the gratioutious purpose of eliciting a response based on behaving like a fool.

jowensphoto · Jan 12, 2012

H4X1MA- I like the points you make. I've hung off the side of a cliff for a landscape shot a few times... no one seems to care about me falling to my death on jagged rocks 500' below!

I'm not upset with any one who has posted comments, no matter how insulting it is to be called childish and ignorant. The point of such an image/photo is to illicit a strong emotional response, which judging by most responses, it does. It doesn't matter if you like the content; the fact that I was able to produce an image that evokes strong reactions is a win for me.

jowensphoto · Jan 12, 2012

Destin said:
I think the reason for the over-reaction on the gun safety thing here is because there are simply too many people in America who have never handled a gun, shot one, or been taught how to use them properly. I know that when I first saw the photo, my reaction was to wonder about the safety of it. But if you own the gun legally, then you have a pistol permit, and that implies that you took a safety course on how to handle guns. If you own the gun illegally, and are posting a photo of it online, then you're just stupid.

I've been shooting since I was 4, and not many days go by when I don't at least pull out my .22 and put a few rounds into a pop can. Shooting is one of the best and most useful skills to learn, and a great hobby. But there are simply too many idiots out there who don't respect how dangerous firearms are.

Exactly. Although the laws are a little different in VA, I agree with what you're saying.

CMfromIL · Jan 12, 2012

Destin said:
I think the reason for the over-reaction on the gun safety thing here is because there are simply too many people in America who have never handled a gun, shot one, or been taught how to use them properly. I know that when I first saw the photo, my reaction was to wonder about the safety of it. But if you own the gun legally, then you have a pistol permit, and that implies that you took a safety course on how to handle guns.

I own several. There is no requirement in IL for a 'pistol permit' or a safety course. Perhaps in NY, but that's certainly not the case in most of the USA. Perhaps if you have a concealed carry permit, but not for general ownership. The OP of course appears to not know gun safety or how to safetly handle a firearm.

Destin said:
But there are simply too many idiots out there who don't respect how dangerous firearms are.

And that's how pictures like on post #1 come around.

jowensphoto · Jan 12, 2012

I own several. There is no requirement in IL for a 'pistol permit' or a safety course. Perhaps in NY, but that's certainly not the case in most of the USA. Perhaps if you have a concealed carry permit, but not for general ownership. The OP of course appears to not know gun safety or how to safetly handle a firearm.

In VA, you don't even need to register a gun... so long as you bought it privately and not from a dealer. To carry concealed, you must have a permit. To get that permit, all that is needed is a certificate from a "hunter's safety course."

And that's how pictures like on post #1 come around.

I've got a dead horse out back if you want to bring your bat over.

H4X1MA · Jan 12, 2012

I may be behind the ball here, and maybe mods haven't seen this post yet, but I think there may be a forum rule about posting guns, as the focus, in the first place due to the controversy that they bring (as seen in post 2 through 42 above lol).

All bickering aside, it's a photographers choice what they want to risk to get the image that they are looking for. Some run with lions, some skydive, some climb on cliffs, some just stand in the street, and some get in front of a gun. All are choices that that person can, and have, made.