Did this bother anyone else?
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Lin301 — 12 years ago(September 09, 2013 12:41 AM)
It didn't bother me but here are some reasons that worked for me:
- They didn't trust a gang weapon; in a life or death situation would you rather trust on your own familiar weapon or a strange one that might jam or whatever?
- They didn't have any AK ammo, so assuming there's one mag in it, you would spray that thing empty in about 3 seconds
- They didn't have the time/mind to consider the reasons above and just wanted to get the heck out of there
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carsten_s_nielsen — 13 years ago(December 01, 2012 03:03 AM)
Jamasian_man is right on the money. you learn this in the military as well. leave weapons on the ground that you are not issued. unless ofcourse you are out of ammo and in dire need of firepower. The movie portrays it right.
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adam-denicolo-ad — 13 years ago(January 16, 2013 08:00 PM)
It was mentioned in the beginning of the movie that Brian Taylor (the character played by Jake Gyllenhaal) was a former Marine. This should probably mean that he has at least basic training on the AK
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chinawhite252 — 10 years ago(March 05, 2016 10:05 PM)
Didn't know he was a marine. He sure as HELL didn't perform like one in the gun battle. I have bad vision, but I have shot a glock and it is very easy to aim. They should have hit at least ONBE gang member if they had aimed there weapons properly.
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thornsthorns — 12 years ago(April 21, 2013 04:36 PM)
the lead character was meant to be a marine. so pretty stupid move there by him.
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DjfunkmasterG — 12 years ago(August 11, 2013 09:40 AM)
an AK is not to be messed around with if you have no experience.
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usmarine36 — 13 years ago(September 30, 2012 02:44 PM)
Yes you are right. I bothered me too. Remember Jake's character is a Marine too, so he knows how to use an assault rifle. It's not rocket science, the gang bangers were able to operate them. The magazine was already inserted, the charging handle was already was pulled, and the lever was set in full auto. Anyone could pick it up and just pull the trigger. I would say 99% of cops would know how to operate an ak. Insert magazine, pull charging handle, select fire type, line up iron sights, squeeze trigger.
What bother me was running into a building after a perp without proper back up, especially after being warned there was a hit placed on them. I would treat every traffic stop or call as a possible ambush.
What bothered me most was that Pena's character provided no security after seeing Jake shot. Pena became emotional and did not cover his partner and his ass. Pena should have pulled Jake to safety and engaged into a defensive position and wait for back up. -
bluetone-1 — 13 years ago(September 30, 2012 08:58 PM)
What bothered me most was that Pena's character provided no security after seeing Jake shot. Pena became emotional and did not cover his partner and his ass. Pena should have pulled Jake to safety and engaged into a defensive position and wait for back up.<<<
If it's any consolation, that inattention to detail was seen in their first stop of the movie, the two-door Cutlass or Monte Carlo they pursued, then stopped in a PIT maneuver, after which the driver and passenger emerged firing.
Once the shooting was over, the cops never made any effort to 'clear' the back seat. There we a couple of cuts in the dash-cam video, but the time codes showed they were just fractions of a second, and neither officer approached the vehicle and made a close inspection of the back seat area where there could have been more passengers/shooters. Gyllenhaal appears to glance at the area through the front door from several feet away, but that's it.
At least they were consistent in failing to watch their sixes.
Let's not even get into an officer walking into a house, apparently with reason enough to draw his weapon, and yet giving one hand over to carrying the hand-held camera he later uses to take a peek in the bathroom.