[Hardastarboard]

I've been reading some Robert Ludlum lately. He was woefully ignorant of firearms, writing things about .357 automatics (the story was written before there was such a thing as a Desert Eagle), easing the safety off a revolver, and I believe even writing something like you said about a "silenced revolver".

Apparently he did no research about guns at all, despite how prominently they figured in his stories.

[MHGinTN]

The safety on my Webley revolver is noisy, so easing it off would be impossible.

[backwoods-engineer]

I stop reading books, and stop watching movies, when stupid gun stuff pops up.

Like the TV show "Chuck", which had so much promise because of the awesome Adam Baldwin, shows a cartoon EVERY SHOW during the intro of an ENTIRE CARTRIDGE (rim, bullet, and all) coming out of the end of a revolver.

Most TV shows have stupid gun stuff. Like the stupid "hammer cocking" sounds they play when the actor points a GLOCK at the bad guy!

Like the stupid "rack" sound they play when a SEMI-AUTOMATIC (not pump) shotgun is pointed by an actor at a bad guy!

Grates on my nerves.

[Talisker]

Apparently he did no research about guns at all, despite how prominently they figured in his stories.

Those were editorial calls. They deliberately screw up gun facts across all the publishing houses. Its an open conspiracy, and they don't care who knows it. If pushed, they'll claim they're "protecting" people by making it harder for criminals to use guns. But it's obvious that the real reason is political.