Shoot

The film is '' . . . making a statement about the mayhem that can be caused by easy access to weaponry'' according to film critic Vincent Canby in his review published on 20th January 1977 in 'The New York Times'.

At 1:07 Rex (Major) meets with "Sarge" to requisition materials for weekend maneuvers including 18 automatic weapons with 5,000 rounds each and 1 BAR with 5,000 rounds. The BAR uses a 20-round magazine. The remaining automatic weapons, although not specifically identified, use a 20-30 round magazine. At 1:14, Major announces ". . . all of you are veterans, some of you are combat veterans." As troops begin to move into position and throughout the firefight no one appears to carry additional magazines or ammo boxes other than the one magazine in each weapon. Although, not all the troops were aware of the purpose of the maneuvers it is difficult to believe that veterans, especially combat veterans, going into a possible firefight would not carry additional ammunition.

Featured in Trailer War (2012)