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wallace11bravo:
First, This is VERY much just an idea that I am starting to kick around. Nothing in writing saying it is going to happen, no money has yet been laid out, it is just a light-bulb above my head at this point. I have shared it with a few friends and family, as well as starting to network out a little bit to see how such a thing could be completed.

The idea is akin to the "Acts of Valor" movie. Although in no way is intended to take away from that particular film. A series of true stories about armed citizen's self defense. I have a VERY amateur screen play half-assedly written. I have, so far, picked out 3 stories I would like to include in it.

Few notes: (again, nothing set in stone, just brainstorming here)
-I would like it to all be made here in Nebraska, support local economy and whatnot.
-About an hour long, about 8 stories total
-would like a good diversity among the victims and scenarios, ideally, so that a wide range of people would be able to relate to the stories
-I have NO idea how to go about getting rights to the individuals story, assuming they are not already exclusive to someone else.
-I have NO idea about how to get permission from businesses or levels of government to utilize areas for "sets"
-I really don't know about film making at all.

Few questions:
-First, what do you think of the concept? of the particulars thus far?
(be honest, if you hate it, say you hate it)
-Anyone willing or interested in helping out, should this idea ever attempt to become a reality?
(Actors, sets, props, cameramen, cash, sound guys, distributors, special effects guys, video editors, writers, directors, the list goes on and on and on)
-Any recommendation for stories?
(So far: the woman shooting home invader in OK, Retired marine shooting robbers in Florida, and H&K employee trying to escape from and ultimately shooting assailants in 1984 WV)

Dan W:
Walgreen's in Omaha

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100427/NEWS97/704279843/0

NE Bull:
http://www.nrapublications.org/index.php/12492/armed-citizen-23/
The first thing I read every month in the NRA Mags- the Armed Citizen Report. ( At one time I was able to go waay back in the archives into the 60s I think.  It would be cool to show how the mindset of society has changed from a "not mine, not today" mindset to a " oh woa is me, somebody help me"   I would venture to guess, if the question was asked correctly, the NRA might support such a venture, which would take the burden of chasing all these leads and getting movie rights off your shoulders. (also just a thought)
Maybe also some stories of folks making the decision to carry due to some horific event.  For that I can direct you to some fellow bloggers. (a girl and her gun) Could also do it Lessons From Armed America
style (anybody guess what book I just finished ;) ) build up to the event, the event, then interviews with those involved and the aftermath of reprecusions; society, family, financial, physical, psycological, etc. would go a lng way to show who the real victim is in these events. 
I would say W11B  you have got a heck of an idea here. If done correctly, it could go a long way in helping change minds, and thus laws.  Now that being said, getting a movie like this to big markets is going to be alot harder than a movie about Navy Seals (they still riding on the coat tails of the takedown of OBL)
Maybe a showing crusade through different markets coudl help get it going. 
I'll go check my lottery ticket, IF I win big, I'll fund this sucker and we'll take it to the top. (BUT I wouldn't go hold my breath, if I was you :) )

sparky:
Maybe show a story of the trouble some have gone through because they were not in an area with the Castle Doctrine.

wallace11bravo:
NE bull, It had occurred to me to seek assistance from the NRA, but you raise an excellent point; if they already published the stories, then they had rights to them. DUR :-\

I recently was forced to watch a Micheal Moore movie in class. I have to say that the guy can churn out some propaganda, and alot of his points were valid. It sounds like NEbull/Sparky is thinking something in this direction, with elaborate back/followup-stories and interviews. I like it... could really do some good expressing the point vs my idea which would only imply it... yes.... I like it.

Walgreens The only issue with this one is that individual did not have a CHP. I'm glad he wasn't charged with the shooting, but he did break the law, whether I/we agree with the law or not. Not the sort of thing that would look good when, what is basically a pro-gun propaganda film, comes under scrutiny. And it most definetly would.

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