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Why Hollywood Can’t Quit Guns

为什么好莱坞电影无法戒掉真枪

For more than 30 years, Bill Davis’s job has been to help famous people look like they know what they’re doing with a gun. As an armorer working in Hollywood, Davis teaches movie stars how to properly handle firearms, and some are fast learners: He helped train Tom Cruise on the set of the film Collateral and walked away impressed with the actor’s form. Others require a little more instruction; Davis said he once had to scold Danny Glover for pulling the trigger too early during a scene in Saw.

30多年来，比尔·戴维斯的工作就是帮助名人，让他们在用枪时看起来像专业的。作为一名在好莱坞工作的武器技师，戴维斯教电影明星如何正确使用武器，有些人学得很快: 他曾在电影《借刀杀人》的片场帮汤姆·克鲁斯训练，离开时这位演员的表现给他留下了深刻的印象。另外一些人则需要更多的指导；戴维斯说，在《电锯惊魂》的一场戏中，他曾不得不责备丹尼·格洛弗过早地扣动扳机（开枪）。

But sometimes, no amount of coaching helps. There’s an actor—and no, Davis won’t name this one—who Davis says has shot him accidentally (and absent-mindedly) four different times on the set of four different films. When Davis works with a performer, he always tries to ensure that the star is listening, to go over safety protocols, and to repeat warnings about the dangers of prop guns, because even blanks can harm when fired in close proximity.