Salmonbait says
The Entertainment Industries Council has a list of 30 ways to denigrate gun ownership. Gotta love Hollywood. Good thing Hopalong Cassidy, Lone Ranger, et al, are no longer shown on TV.
http://www.eiconline.org/topic-areas...n-suggestions/
Gosh, fella, you really have a chip on your shoulder. Are you one of those gun nuts?
What's wrong with these suggestions?
Attempt to highlight alternative resolutions to conflict rather than relying on gunplay as the only or automatic means of settling confrontations. Clashes can be resolved by other less lethal means, perhaps by characters using their wits and cunning to overcome opponents.
Consider highlighting the emotional consequences for the shooter, such as feelings of guilt, remorse, personal angst, and so on.
Consider incorporating such real-life scenarios as:
The shooter or possessor of a gun being accidently injured by it.
A gun accidentally misfiring while being loaded or unloaded by a criminal or other user.
A gun misfiring and injuring someone after being accidentally dropped.
Try emphasizing the fact that introducing a gun into an argument lethalizes anger: What could have been resolved with just harsh words, or even cuts and bruises, may end up with a death. Guns don’t allow for cooling off or reconciling once the momentary or situational anger subsides.