Earshot...i loved that ep

I own a small collection of Airsoft "soft pellet" guns for my own display. You have to be over 18 and they have to be somewhat sure you're of good character when you walk in.

With me its an aesthetic appreciation and curiosity about the design or just the function of the weapon itself, thats all.

What does annoy me though is the gun inconsistency in "The Killer in Me" but thats a topic for another day.
 
Kemy said:
I own a small collection of Airsoft "soft pellet" guns for my own display. You have to be over 18 and they have to be somewhat sure you're of good character when you walk in.
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We can just walk into a Wal-Mart and buy an Airsoft gun here. They're toys. Like paintball guns. I think you have to be 16.

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Keanoite said:
Would you concider it a necessity? if gun ownership was made illegal across the board, how would that effect you? oh and how old do you have to be to buy a gun?
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Sorry, just caught that you'd asked this question.

I think that when it comes to defense against people (criminals) who have guns, yes, it's a necessity. If nobody was committing crimes with them, then, no, I wouldn't see a need for people to own them (though I certainly wouldn't deny them the right if they wanted one). If gun ownership in America was banned, I think there would be a hue and cry and several people killed by government agents when they attempted to defend their collections against the people sent to confiscate them. After that, though, our crime rate would shoot through the farking ROOF because criminals would still own guns (because they don't care about the law--concept!). The major debate is over whether the Second Amendment (the one that says we can have guns) applies to individual people or "the militia"--meaning the people as a whole. This should hopefully be cleared up here soon when the Supreme Court hears a case on it.

As for the age thing, you have to be 18 to buy rifles and shotguns, 21 to buy pistols.
 
American brands are, because they're cheap, more poorly made, less realistic and have that orange thing on the tip.

I get mine imported from Tokyo Mauri, pretty much the most realistic Airsoft brand there is, I have a Herstal FN P-90 thats the same dimensions, colouring, weight, nearly identical mechanism, RoF and construction to the real thing.

Ok yeah spends all its time in a display unit but still.
 
Blondie Bear said:
We can just walk into a Wal-Mart and buy an Airsoft gun here. They're toys. Like paintball guns. I think you have to be 16.

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Sorry, just caught that you'd asked this question.

I think that when it comes to defense against people (criminals) who have guns, yes, it's a necessity. If nobody was committing crimes with them, then, no, I wouldn't see a need for people to own them (though I certainly wouldn't deny them the right if they wanted one). If gun ownership in America was banned, I think there would be a hue and cry and several people killed by government agents when they attempted to defend their collections against the people sent to confiscate them. After that, though, our crime rate would shoot through the farking ROOF because criminals would still own guns (because they don't care about the law--concept!). The major debate is over whether the Second Amendment (the one that says we can have guns) applies to individual people or "the militia"--meaning the people as a whole. This should hopefully be cleared up here soon when the Supreme Court hears a case on it.

As for the age thing, you have to be 18 to buy rifles and shotguns, 21 to buy pistols.
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That's unbelievable, your not concidered responsible enough to drink but mature enough to own a rifle or shotgun? Amazing.

I know what you mean about trying to ban them after they have been legal for so long. There is just something about owning a gun that gives me a wiggins...can't put my finger on it.
 
Keanoite said:
That's unbelievable, your not concidered responsible enough to drink but mature enough to own a rifle or shotgun? Amazing.
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Yeah, isn't it funny? Not funny ha-ha, either.

Keanoite said:
I know what you mean about trying to ban them after they have been legal for so long. There is just something about owning a gun that gives me a wiggins...can't put my finger on it.
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A lot of people feel that way until they actually get their hands on one and fire it a couple of times (I did--my hubby's pistol freaked the HECK out of me until I saw it in action at the firing range). As soon as you realize how safe they actually are (and that they won't force you to do their evil bidding), it's really not a big deal. I wish more Americans would have the chance to handle a firearm even just once so they'd see that it's just a tool, not a corrupting influence.
 
Kean
Kean
Yeah it really isn't funny ha ha.
Even my Airosft replicas have amazing safety catches, the P90 has an internal bolt system that locks the trigger completely, put the catch on any of them and you'd literally break your finger before you'd break the catch.

Anyway I think maybe he just stole it from his Dad or something, sneaked it out of the house, it might have been the only one he could get at.
 
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Blondie Bear
That's pretty much what I figured.
Ok earshot is probably one of my favorite episodes.. Xander get's the best lines as always!
 
I love the earshot episode. Aside from the rifle being used as a suicide weapon, which like Keanoite I thought was a little extreme, I didn't get how Angel knew Buffy was trying to read his thoughts. He new she would get an aspect of the demon, but as far as I can remember he didn't know what the demon's could do. Maybe he felt her in his mind, but that seems way to weird.

I love how Buffy finds out about Giles and her mum and how she tells Giles she knows at the end. Its a very laugh out loud kind of episode 🙂
 
She was asking leading questions and staring at the side of his head. Probably a dead giveaway for mind-reading attempts.
 
Earshot, in my opinion, is one of the best episodes of BtVS. There's so many memorable scenes. It's funny, it's gripping, and it even touches on the poignant subject of gun violence, with the whole student gunman scenario.

Xander: "I'm still having trouble with the fact that one of us is just gonna gun everybody down for no reason."
Cordelia: "Yeah, because that never happens in American high schools."
Oz: "It's bordering on trendy at this point."


It touches (why do I keep saying touches?) on every character, an insight into every characters mind. I loved the inner thoughts of Oz, Xander and Cordelia (she's so superficial haha), HILARIOUS.

Danny Strong is amazing in it, totally portrays the outcast high school type perfectly.

I'd say this is Buffy the Vampire Slayer at it's peak. I'd give it a 10/10.

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I LOVE Earshot. It's one of my favorite out of the whole series. It was so smartly done, and I agree; Danny Strong was perfect for Jonathan. 🙂
 
Great ep! I love it, too. The real crazy thing - the day this was originally supposed to air, the Columbine shootings happened. The parallel was to uncomfortable for the network so they ran a rerun instead. This episode did not show until the end of summer! It did air in Canada, so I managed to download it on my 56k computer (took about a day LOL).
Also at this time the WB stores in the mall ran a promotion, 'buy any Buffy merchandise and get a free poster". The day "Earshot" was supposed to air I bought a buffy shirt and got a nifty 18x24 season 3 poster.
You remember stuff when it ties into a tragedy...
 
I watched Earshot again last night and have to admit that this is one of my all time favourite episodes.

The debate about Johnathan and the sniper's rifle is one that's going to rumble on and on and it should. Guns, whether you have one because it's your 'constitutional' right or for your job or home protection or what-ever are stupid things in the hands of the wrong people - no brainer statement there!

Johnathan going up into the tower to commit suicide is rubbish - the only reason someone goes into a tower at a school or anywhere else with a high calibre weapon is to kill people not themselves. I was amazed that Buffy 'fell' for the suicide line personally and although it's a touchy subject now considering what's happened since the episode was made, I think the producers/writers should have shown that scene earlier in the episode so that they could have given the kids and the viewing public in general a message regarding how bad guns in general are.
 
I also love this episode!

Mostly because of the hilarious first half. Before the voices is getting a bit too much for poor Buffy.

Could make a long, long list of my favorite funny bits from this episode.
But I'll just include one of the badest jokes ever 🙂

Angel: Buffy, be careful with this gift. A lot of things that seem strong and good and powerful, they can be painful.
Buffy: Like say, immortality?
Angel: Exactly, I'm dying to get rid of that.

/SK
 
Billy Fordham said:
Great ep! I love it, too. The real crazy thing - the day this was originally supposed to air, the Columbine shootings happened. The parallel was to uncomfortable for the network so they ran a rerun instead. This episode did not show until the end of summer!
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I remember that, 'cause I had to wait 3 months to see it!! 🙁 But it was sooooo good! Still one of my faves of Season 3. After I got the season on DVD, I rewatched them all in order and then in "The Prom" when Jonathan presented Buffy with the Class Protector award I got all misty eyed. 🙂
 
I've just finished watching Earshot again and I had almost completely forgotton how powerful this episode is. I know its to supposed to have a humour about it with Buffy hearing everyones thoughts and Xander constantly thinking about sex but the message about it is so powerful and true.

Everyone is so busy ignoring everyones pain because they are too busy dealing with their own. Its so true to not only teenagers but everyone in life and their jobs. This episode should have been given an Emmy nomination (not unless it was). Another of my favourite episodes plus seeing Buffy run up the wall and jump on to the roof like that was awesome!
 
Fantastic episode, it's great to see Buffy saving the day a different way, by talking to Jonathan, instead of just taking the gun from him. I know it was delayed, after Columbine, I understand the choice to do that, but I think it had an important message and should have been seen. I wrote an essay in college about TV's influence on teen's. And personally i think if you choose to do something so horrific as take a life, that's you're choice. Blaming a TV show, is just a way of trying to justify it. Everyone feels pain, they need someone to help them, talk to them, before they lose themselves, that's the message of earshot. One of the best.
 
DarklyDreamingDrusilla said:
I love this episode and I think that the Xander moment is one of my favs. I actually made a banner about that part.

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I love that banner 🙂 I loved the ep and I loved this quote 🙂
 
pretty good filler episode, with a great twist.


Then again CREEPY lunch ladies aren't that uncommon.


Ahhhhhhhh HA, Giles and Joyce did the nasty! :lmao:
 
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