Mark Harmon starting to show true gun control colors….

[ezkl2230]

With a filmography going back to the early '70's that includes numerous roles in which he uses a firearm (Mark Harmon - Biography - IMDb), Mark Harmon (along with his wife, actress Pam Dawber) has been one of those quiet activists who works for gun control while making his fortune using them.

I have enjoyed watching NCIS, and I have been watching it since episode 1, but this week's episode, Bulletproof, suddenly introduced gun control themes that have never been addressed before.

Early in the episode, forensic specialist Abby Sciuto, after re-assembling an AR-15 (while timing herself) makes the statement, "I don't like guns, Gibbs. As a matter of fact, I HATE them." This outlook associated with her character has never been portrayed before.

Later, when DiNozzo and Bishop visit a gun show, the following conversation takes place:

Bishop: "Why are we just walking around? Shouldn't we be asking questions?"
DiNozzo: "The badges say plenty around here. We want to see who finds US."

A moment later,

Bishop: "Wow, a lot of firepower - think it's all legal?"
DiNozzo: "I doubt it. That's why we have ol' Sig watching our back."

Implication? Gun shows are prime locations for people trying to skirt the law to conduct their transactions (the fictitious "gun show loophole"), people at gun shows are inherently nervous around police, and the possibility of someone cooking off shots is why LEOs are the privileged few carrying guns when no one else is allowed to do so. Yeah, like shots are regularly fired at gun shows - very dangerous places for law enforcement types.

Later, Jimmy and Ducky are down in autopsy:

Jimmy: "It's amazing how much damage a bullet can do."
Ducky: "Yes, well, low velocity solid point rounds."
Jimmy: "Do we really NEED to make anything more powerful, doctor?"
Ducky: "Oh, there will always be a desire for more power, dear boy."

The bad girl (care to guess?) turns out to be the seemingly patriotic but greedy and underhanded operator of the gun show who put our military personnel at risk by facilitating the transfer of faulty body armor to them. She barricades herself in a trailer and unleashes a hail of lead with her full auto, which, of course, justifies (gun control advocate Harmon's character) Gibbs, DiNozzo, and McGee emptying their Sig P228s into her trailer, killing her.

Oh, well, one more name for the list.

 

[hotrod26]

I think you are reading more into the show than is there. When we become alarmist the actual gun control fanatics are getting the upper hand.

 

[Rhino]

First, pointing out bias in a TV plot is hardly alarmist. Second, anti-gun bias in a TV plot is hardly surprising. Was Harmon considered a 2nd amendment supporter up until now? If so, I wasn't aware of it.

 

[bofh]

NCIS is a Donald P. Bellisario production (as are Magnum P.I., Airwolf and JAG). He is known to be a closet pro-gun advocate (Out of the Closet: Hollywood ?s Guns. Sort of. | The Truth About Guns). Members of his family are on the NCIS production team and are NCIS actors. Mark Harmon is an executive producer among others.

As with any TV series plot, the writing team is to blame for the content and drama, and the producers are to blame for allowing crap to go through. Who knows what motivation was behind that episode. Political pressure from Hollywood, CBS, or executive producers (such as Mark Harmon), or just writers making stuff up as they go (which would be my guess).

 

[FTG-05]

I used to watch NCIS religiously. I stopped due to the "white male-stupid, super-female" bullcrap. The anti gun message was getting bad as well.

I don't care who's to blame, TV is just bad, period.

 

[r1derbike]

First time I saw the "Goth Girl" and her acting, I deep-sixed the show. What a waste...

Mark Harmon's 5 words per show was a bit light, and the obnoxious, teeny-bopper tirades of the other males in the show relegated it to Saturday morning status, square in the middle of the pajama clad Sugar Pops generation.

The firearm hypocrisy was to be expected. Unrealistic action thriller, you know.

I know a detective who had to draw his weapon exactly once in 11 years.

Gawd these Hollywood types are of an ignorant breed...or is it the writers?

 

[Jay]

Mark Harmon is just like his father was..... interested in themselves only. I have no use for either one of 'em.

 

[jcreek]

Mark Harmon starting to show true gun control colors….

Wow you guys read a lot into Hollywood. I watched NCIS because Ziva was hot. Show got boring since she left, haven't watched it since.

 

[kelcarry]

Who the hell cares?

 

[NewlyEnthused]

TV has been called the idiot box in my home for many years. It is mostly used to unwind or forget about the daily troubles while watching bad acting and to see if you can guess the bad guy before they show it.

I won't really be worried about a hidden agenda or bad writing until I see Bugs Bunny denounce Acme Ammo and give up all references to violence.

Until then, watch what you want, don't watch what you don't want, but realize reality won't come through those LED's.

 

[SR9]

Nobody listens to the "Hollywood crowd" except the 'Hollywood crowd" . Any person that would base their beliefs, and politics on the "Hollywood crowd" are absolute morons anyhow. In spite of the fact these people get paid to act a character roll, you some times can't tell their true politics.
As far as Paulie Perette (Abby), have you ever noticed that in a live talk show, she is actually the same wacko that she plays "acting"?
A lot of "actors" are like this. You watch them "acting" a roll, then see them live, and it's like they can't get out of "character". Then that show goes off the air and later you see them in another roll, and they're still the same character personality they were on the last show and live. This is acting?

 

[desertrat12]

IMHO, NCIS has been pretty 2A neutral during its run, except for the last episode [being discussed]. This was one episode, and those that are or were offended should be email blasting the NCIS Producer's in the same fashion that Congress was email targeted in their last attempts at gun control. If this is undo-able for whatever reason, you can always use your receiver's OFF or Change Channel buttons.

 

[vernsimpson]

Hollywood is full of people who are so in love with themselves. They could play a role of a farmer, cop, weatherman or whatever and then they believe that they are experts in that field or area. Then to make matters worse our "wonderful elected morons" call them to testify before them on areas of a role they played in the movies! None of these egomaniac idiots could do anything like the role they played. The Hollywood people most likely could not even grow a row of corn!

IMHO these actors have just enough knowledge about any subject to be dangerous!


PS I did watch NCIS on a regular basis but have stopped!

 

[defcon4]

NCIS is simply joining hundreds of other Hollywood TV series that demonize and denigrate guns and gun owners. Just the other day I was watching some old (The Legend of Wyatt Earp) re-runs and was amazed how anti gun the show was. I just didn't realize it when I was a kid. I guess that is how Hollywood subversively uses their medium to 'condition' us.

 

[Rhino]

I used to watch NCIS religiously. I stopped due to the "white male-stupid, super-female" bullcrap. The anti gun message was getting bad as well.

I don't care who's to blame, TV is just bad, period.

I think I got through about half of one episode before my laughter at the incredible stupidity of the plotline got old and just became frustration. If I want to watch a fairy tale I'll put on a Disney movie.

 

[SR9]

NCIS and The CSI shows are ridiculous. Most of the people that work in these jobs in real life are civilians and don't carry guns. They are for all intensive purposes, "Lab Rats", meaning they work in labs and never make arrests or charge in anywhere guns-a-blazing. You got ot remember these are just TV shows that nobody would watch if they were accurate.

 

[BC1]

Mark Harmon's son is married to my friend's daughter. They both have handgun permits. Wonder how dad feels about that?

 

[Rhino]

Mark Harmon's son is married to my friend's daughter. They both have handgun permits. Wonder how dad feels about that?

He probably feels just fine about it. It's always the attitude of the privileged elite that it's okay for them, and they include their families in that group. It's just us unwashed masses that can't be trusted with guns.

 

[ezkl2230]

He probably feels just fine about it. It's always the attitude of the privileged elite that it's okay for them, and they include their families in that group. It's just us unwashed masses that can't be trusted with guns.

Actually, he probably isn't fine with it. He is against guns because a very good friend of Pam Dawber's who had lived with them for something like six months was killed by a stalker (if I recall correctly). That is when they both became active antis. I suspect (if you will allow me to indulge in a little pop psychology, something I rarely do) that has something to do with all the gun toting hero roles he has taken over the years. It allows him to do something on TV that he was unable to do in reality - kill the gun-toting bad guy with a firearm that he didn't have when the friend was killed.

 

[vernsimpson]

Typical liberal, when they do not like something then EVERYONE MUST do as they do. Liberals are not content to let each chose what they eat, drink, smoke or what ever the flavor of the day or month is. They want to tell and make all abide by what they do.

Conservatives on the other hand believes that to each their own. If you do not want to eat meat, smoke, not believe in God, believe in global warming or whatever then that is your right. We do not try to force our beliefs on people. It is libs who force everyone.