Falling Down, Rubber Bands
Jim Heath
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# mw...@ccc.amdahl.com (Mark Sechrest) writes:
# RE: "Falling Down" (the movie where Michael Douglas goes nuts)
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# #I saw this movie too, and was somewhat intrigued by the use of the Tec-9.
# #The movie was technically accurate in that the full auto Tec-9 was firing
# #from an open bolt. But I don't think the rubber bands could have anything
# #to do with making it full auto. I noticied rubber bands on all of the
# #gang members guns.
#
# I don't know where the rubber bands were, not having seen the movie.
# But aren't rubber bands common for non-holster waistband carry of
# guns. A couple of rubberbands around the grips prevents the gun
# from slipping down into your pants and creating a socially embarrassing
# incident!
#
I haven't seen the movie either, but the rubber band could be used for an
OSS style "holster", though I'm not sure if it would stay with the gun
when the gun was drawn. OSS usually used shoestrings or leather thongs
for this purpose if I remember correctly.
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DAVID RE
In article <1993Mar23.1...@CERIS.Purdue.EDU> jhe...@fieldofdreams.npirs.purdue.edu (Jim Heath) writes:
## I don't know where the rubber bands were, not having seen the movie.
Look on the hand grips.....
## But aren't rubber bands common for non-holster waistband carry of
## guns. A couple of rubberbands around the grips prevents the gun
## from slipping down into your pants and creating a socially embarrassing
## incident!
#I haven't seen the movie either, but the rubber band could be used for an
#OSS style "holster", though I'm not sure if it would stay with the gun
#when the gun was drawn. OSS usually used shoestrings or leather thongs
#for this purpose if I remember correctly.
There's a couple of things that they could be used for. On one weapon,
the Uzi that Douglas shoots the gang member in the leg with, the rubber
bands are holding in the grip safety (much like a 1911's). They could
also be used as sort of a "poor man's" rubber grip, to prevent the gun
from slipping. As mentioned above, I'm sure that they could form some
sort of holster, as well.
This isn't the first time I've seen rubberbands on guns in the
movies. In "Trespass", just about every gun has rubber bands all over
their grips (including an M-16). I could easily see someone (who wasn't
very smart) using them to keep the grip safties off on weapons that
have them......
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