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[Merc1138]

Even if we ignore all of the problems that family has, that show was garbage.

They couldn't show a clip of the daughter shooting a desert eagle without faking it(ffs, they could have just swapped it from a .50ae to .357) and ending up showing a beretta 92 variant. Then there were all of the phony "customers" with their fake "projects", the outright dangerous "gunsmithing", the piss poor portrayal of gun owners and people in the firearm industry, etc.

That other family gun shop show with the dad pimping his underage daughter on camera wasn't any better either.

The general public wants stupid drama ridden "reality shows" filled with caricatures of people in wacky situations with random hijinks. But that's not what the firearm industry is about, nor most gun owners. If you had a serious show that wasn't setup like a gameshow(Top Shot, which was actually ok) the ratings would likely be terrible as the common neanderthal would be bored before the first commercial break.

Now that Noir show that the NRA was doing with Colion Noir, that was a decent show(even if I wasn't particularly fond of it due to the spastic editing/topic changes, and some of the random stuff thrown in) that actually displayed a reasonable representation of gun owners and various aspects of the firearm industry. It didn't need stupid camera tricks, it didn't need random love triangles between people on the show, didn't need something exploding every 5 minutes, didn't need to pretend that all gun owners are a bunch of uneducated hicks from the mountains, etc.

[Oceanbob]

Well said ^^^^^

[pronstar]

sons of guns?

IMHO Lords of War was the only "reality" gun show worth a darn. The guy was (and is again) the "antique firearms expert" on Pawn Stars.

Cool weaponry, no drama. Too bad it got canceled.

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/lords-of-war/

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[Sabesimpson]

The guy from gun smoke was good

[I Swan]

I didn't know the daughter had legal issues too. Beating her kid? I wonder why the other family gun show hot canceled? Both sucked. On the Sons of Guns about the Arisaka I think I remember seeing like 6 mistakes.

[Steve_In_29]

I didn't know the daughter had legal issues too. Beating her kid? I wonder why the other family gun show hot canceled? Both sucked. On the Sons of Guns about the Arisaka I think I remember seeing like 6 mistakes.

I believe the American Guns show got cancelled due to FFL and IRS issues not connected to the show.

[Back to Earth]

I believe the American Guns show got cancelled due to FFL and IRS issues not connected to the show.

If I recall correctly, it seems:

1) the store/business wasn't filing with the IRS - and may have actually been owned by someone else

2) and based on personal returns the husband and wife actually did bother to file, they only declared something like $40k income annually yet were some how able to buy a $600k home (with about $200k put down by the wife no less) along w/ a couple of condos in FL

Then again I may be incorrect as it's been a while since all this transpired.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Like all those type of shows, it went from being reality to scripted "entertainment". Kinda like how the lame stream media went from reporting the news to sensationalizing it without regard for the actual facts.

Turns out that reality for most of us is really kinda boring and mundane compared to the action/adventure that is the entertainment industry.

Short attention span theater.

[busta00]

i like wild west alaska the best

[SonofWWIIDI]

i like wild west alaska the best

Bunch of over actors. Especially the fat, white haired guy. Well, and a couple of them who just suck at acting. Like the owner.

But it can be somewhat entertaining.

[keenkeen]

2) and based on personal returns the husband and wife actually did bother to file, they only declared something like $40k income annually yet were some how able to buy a $600k home (with about $200k put down by the wife no less) along w/ a couple of condos in FL

That's just called "owning a business" and having a CPA who knows how to "find deductions" according to Calguns OT.

Check out the Turbotax vs. H&R Block thread for details.

[pterrell]

Red jacket is now owned by the geeky ginger ...he's trying to turn things around....

The handful of times I watched the show, he really seemed like the only one there that was worth a damn and was interested in A) MAKING MONEY, and B) taking on projects that were interesting, profitable and not ridiculous. I, honestly, hope he does well and is able to rebuild the company image.

I can see him doing something of a cross between Mythbusters and Lock'n'Load and doing a good job of it. Who knows.

[ArcherDog]

That show was definitely a "game changah"........for stupid "reality" gun shows.

[ArcherDog]

If I recall correctly, it seems:

1) the store/business wasn't filing with the IRS - and may have actually been owned by someone else

2) and based on personal returns the husband and wife actually did bother to file, they only declared something like $40k income annually yet were some how able to buy a $600k home (with about $200k put down by the wife no less) along w/ a couple of condos in FL

Then again I may be incorrect as it's been a while since all this transpired.

So the guy who constantly rode chartered helicopters to clients' houses and carried briefcases with a half million dollars in cash and gold got in trouble with the IRS? Here's my shocked face.

[Back to Earth]

So the guy who constantly rode chartered helicopters to clients' houses and carried briefcases with a half million dollars in cash and gold got in trouble with the IRS? Here's my shocked face.

Here's an interesting read on what went down,

http://www.westword.com/news/american-guns-gunsmoke-guns-did-wyatt-family-rip-off-the-irs-for-years-5899166