For today’s class, we’re going to watch YouTube videos.
We’ve seen it in a movie. Someone tried to fire a gun. Someone else take it away, says, “The safety was on,” and hands it back. It’s a nice device for showing the character’s cluelessness with handguns, but does it really work that way? Let’s say my character has a Glock.
Personally, I don’t know much about guns, but there are many people on YouTube that will teach you about them. Say you wanted to know how a Glock safety worked, you could watch this video:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7sJrZB4r_Q]
So, now I know. Glocks have a safety system that’s integrated into the trigger. There’s no little switch on the side. There are some guns that still use those switches, but many don’t. Sadly, the lack of a safety on the gun doesn’t stop writers from using this ancient gag.
Let’s go one further, something you can’t look up in Wikipedia, will a Glock fire after being dragged behind a truck?
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_vu2xEN7kA]
I can’t believe someone actually did that, but I’m glad I didn’t have to. Oh, and I know it wasn’t a fluke, because I can give you a second opinion.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOvFSTYcb7c]