that prevents authors from opposing gun control. It seems that our society is full of this false sense that guns are equal to protection. And since there are so many guns in our society, it seems the logical choice for the action packed novels. Add to that the fact that guns are part of the tools of the trade for cops and detectives, and you have a situation where it would be hard to write those books without having guns all over the place.
But you are right. Books, and movies, and TV, have the power to move public opinion by the way the deal with guns. It would be possible. I am thinking right now about one of the newer TV shows that has lots of action, but few guns---at least few times a gun is used by the good guys. That show is Person of Interest, and although I think it is a little corny, I am intrigued by the way the "hero" gets out of trouble without the use of guns all the time.....it is one of those moves in the right direction. If more books and other popular media would put guns only in the hands of the bad guys, opinion could move away from guns as tools for good. Maybe we need more people whose personal guns are used against them, or stolen instead of being their protection, or used on the wrong person, we could start to see people wake up.
Good observation.
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