OK, why did the Terminator shoot the gun shop owner?

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successor13326 — 9 years ago(December 12, 2016 02:43 PM)

I'm surprised the gun shop owner didn't suspect something was up when a guy in scruffy clothing comes in to buy an assault rifle, an Uzi, a shotgun and a revolver. Who buys that much firepower at one time?
As for killing the owner, it makes sense to prevent him from contacting the authorities. And the Terminator showed earlier that he is willing to terminate with the slightest provocation; he killed the one punk when he could have simply beat him up and stole the other guy's clothes.

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igetitfaster — 10 years ago(January 19, 2016 08:57 AM)

Why did Arnie shoot the gun shop owner?
He didn't. The gun shop owner, like 'Arnie', is an actor. The two were performing a scene together.
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GreenGoblinsOckVenom86 — 10 years ago(January 21, 2016 12:56 PM)

He didn't. The gunshop owner like 'Arnie' is an actor. The 2 were performing a scene together.
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AnthonyRocks — 4 years ago(February 25, 2022 12:02 AM)

LOL, Oh Good Grief!

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miles-bennett-dyson — 10 years ago(January 28, 2016 08:52 PM)

You would have to analyse the source code in the Terminator's OS to answer this. Possibly something like this:
If (threat = true) and (witnesses = 0) then terminate();

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Conan-1982 — 10 years ago(February 05, 2016 08:10 AM)

I always assumed he had no money to pay for those guns.
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ExplorerDS6789 — 10 years ago(February 11, 2016 11:15 PM)

He's a machine. A terminator. He doesn't rationalize what he's doing, he just follows his programming.

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StarWarsMoviesSuck — 9 years ago(April 26, 2016 06:48 PM)

No - you're stupid.
Terminator still 100% perfect

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camerica1978 — 10 years ago(March 06, 2016 03:43 PM)

He was dissatisfied with the gun store's selection not being up to minimum basic standards. I mean, c'mon, what self-respecting gun store doesn't stock a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range??

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beecore — 9 years ago(May 18, 2016 03:17 AM)

Hey just what you see pal.

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Verdugo85 — 10 years ago(March 07, 2016 08:51 AM)

To steal the guns.

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karimamin2 — 9 years ago(May 01, 2016 05:01 PM)

So he could say "Wrong" after baiting the guy into asking him that special question.
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travischar — 9 years ago(May 13, 2016 04:51 PM)

Why wouldn't he shoot the gun shop owner?
From the Terminators perspective there is no utility in keeping the guy alive.
It's more a case of why he didn't kill the guy earlier. And that is because distracting him was beneficial.

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igetitfaster — 9 years ago(May 18, 2016 08:53 AM)

why did the Terminator shoot the gun shop owner?
To kill him.
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degree7 — 9 years ago(May 23, 2016 10:15 AM)

It would have made more sense for the Terminator to, as you said, reach over and break the clerk's neck or crush his head like a grape. Gun shops don't keep ammunition on the counter within easy reach of their customers.
But it's a cool scene, and reaffirms the lethality and lack of concern the machine has about collateral damage.
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