In True Grit, Wayne’s character Rooster Cogburn told defense attorney Mr. Goudy “a gun that’s unloaded and cocked ain’t good for nothin’,” yet that’s not the case when it comes to motion picture firearms. A movie prop weapon can be anything from a totally functional firearm to a “blank-firing only” arm. They can even be a non-gun since some firearms are strictly


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