The seasons first episode of the Sopranos aired Sunday on HBO and presented viewers with a new treat. Tony and his brother-in-law Bobby take a walk into the woods to do some recreational shooting. Bobby produces a full auto AR-10 and Tony proceeds to blast away at some foliage.
While the Sopranos have been around for several years, rarely in the hit series do fully automatic rifles get air time. In this scene the viewer gets the clear impression that the AR is just a new toy, but of course these are Mafia types, so now the AR becomes associated with the bad guys and the viewing public being somewhat naive, sees the AR profile as evidence of a fully automatic weapon.
Another potential bias against assault weapons.
More cheap thrills and cultural bias against guns or was HBO just trying to make a little scene about Tony and Bobby's relationship a bit more exciting?
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