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The issue exemplifies a disconnect: Hollywood demands regulation and restrictions while rarely confronting their own responsibility. Many actors and producers have never handled guns in real life outside scripted scenes. Yet they push for restrictions that would demand more sanitized portrayals. Moreover, their solutions—such as safer gun storage or depicting responsible behavior—often ignore the underlying issue: entertainment’s influence on real-world behavior. The truth is, firearm safety and gun violence are complex societal issues that cannot be solely addressed through recut scripts or virtue signaling.