Posted on 11/04/2021 11:12:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Not many women can experience what it's like to fire a real gun and it was an unforgettable moment for Jesseca Liu.
At the press conference for her upcoming drama series The Takedown on Oct 22, the 42-year-old Malaysian actress said the experience left her feeling terrified.
Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. In The Takedown, she plays Yan Qiaoyi and her character leads a team of officers at the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). This is the first time Jesseca is playing a law enforcement officer and as part of the prep, the CNB planned a gun training session for the cast.
She said: "I used to think that firing a gun was no big deal, and I see it in shows all the time. But after firing a real gun, you will know how seriously anti-narcotics officers treat guns and you'll respect their profession more."
Jesseca added that even if the gun is not loaded, they have to cultivate the habit of pointing it to the ground to avoid a misfire.
"We also learnt how to empty the bullets inside and where to place our fingers. When firing the gun, we shot dozens of bullets in various poses and at varying distances.
"The instructor even asked me to take off the earmuffs and hear how a shot really sounds like. The kickback of the gun was also big. At that moment, I understood the might of a gun. It was really terrifying!"
Jesseca recalled being at the shooting range while it was drizzling and despite the rain, she could still smell the gunpowder and described it as a "memorable experience".
The Takedown, which also stars Hong Ling and Desmond Tan, will premiere on Channel 8 on Nov 2 at 8.30pm. You can also catch it for free on meWATCH from Nov 2.
Karen traumatized? /s
Libtards need to stop playing with guns it’s not healthy 🤪
Nonsense.
Don’t take off your earmuffs.
You might get frostbite.
Pure BS. Every female over the age of 10 in my family shoots regularly. And most of our friends do as well.
She works and lives in an environment of make believe, and yet still thought firing a handgun was no big deal. This illustrates just how out of touch the acting profession is with the real world.
Terrified of inadvertently "pulling a Baldwin?"
Regards,
Huh?
That’s better than actually doing it.
HollyWierd needs to totally eschew using gunz to make money.
Libtards are amazed at real world, common sense things many of us have learned and done since early childhood.
But they then go on to libsplain to everyone, like everyone is as ignorant and uneducated like they were.
That is such a simp/cuck thing to say.
“At that moment, I understood the might of a gun. It was really terrifying!”
The headline says she was Terrified from firing a real gun.
It seems from the article that she “learnt” the proper way to handle guns and treat them with respect, hear how loud they are (I did the same with my kids for a few shots each time at the range), and she fired numerous times - so she couldn’t have been that scared, if at all.
But she did learn the “might” of a gun - and how serious guns are - and that they are “terrifying” in the amount of damage they can do.
Heh - I just came up with a saying based on some of my favorite song lyrics that has the phrase “love and respect”.
I treat my wife like I treat my guns - with love and respect.
I don’t see these comments as surprising coming from a Malaysian woman. Nor so they seem particularly anti-gun.
Jesseca added that even if the gun is not loaded, they have to cultivate the habit of pointing it to the ground to avoid a misfire.
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Evidently they aren’t taught what a misfire is.
>>Not many women can experience what it’s like to fire a real gun
Pretty sexist statement I would say.
Any women who wants to can; why does the author thing women are not capable?
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