Gun control advocates relate well to the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz. Controlling guns is much easier than dealing with the real problems, but the data show it is not effective. Placing blame on firearms for the criminal acts of terrorists and madmen cannot be justified by data.” Violent crime continues its downward trend, even as the firearms market sees more and more growth over the past two decades. In times like these where the President chooses to beat the drum on restricting Americans’ Second Amendment rights, it’s important to remember the facts. Criminals, not guns are what’s flooding communities like the President’s hometown of Chicago. “Our highly regulated industry is not 'flooding' communities with guns. The following is from the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) response to President Obama’s comment that “we flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than to get his hands on a computer or even a book.” The only support for gun control are the hollow words of politicians and others who have long supported it. Obviously, the directors wouldn't have written this into the story if they would have deemed it unsafe for the actress.There is no evidence out there that supports gun control as a means to curb the violence that has our attention right now. One silly urban legend says it is a Munchkin suicide-hanging caught on film. After Goldfinger she was in a few more films before retiring, so she lived through the movie just fine. The Wizard of Oz was never envisioned to play on a screen as small as a TV set, so confusion has arisen about the unusual motion in the background as Dorothy skips away with the Scarecrow and Tin Man. Regardless, actress Shirley Eaton had doctors standing by when she wore the paint, and was not affected at all by the scene. However, body paint could still keep you from sweating (which would overheat your body), and could be toxic if you wear it for too long, so covering yourself in it isn't the best idea. Of course, we now know that people don't breathe through their skin so as long as you're breathing through your mouth or nose, you won't suffocate. Since this woman was painted for real and people thought that would kill someone, it was enough for viewers to conclude that she had died when she slipped out of public view. Knowing this, dancers back then would leave a small patch of their skin exposed so as to make breathing possible. In those days, some people believed that the body breathed through the skin, which would mean that someone who was totally covered in paint would suffocate. Instead, it was a bird, which can be seen much more clearly in the remastered DVD release of the film: And if the film staff were "covering it up," they wouldn't have been so cheap as to not get another take of the scene. Even in 1939, it would have been physically impossible for someone to commit that act and not have a single person notice. Nobody committed suicide on the set of The Wizard of Oz. That doesn't even take into account the fact that the Munchkins weren't even on the set when this scene was recorded. Even if it somehow slipped by them, the post-production team would have seen the hanging when they were editing the film. First, filming a movie requires dozens of people at any given time, who would have surely noticed someone who was hanging on the set. This is the kind of hoax that seems believable when you get caught up in excitement and view the slow-mo video, but think about it for just a minute. Once thought to be a crew member accidentally stuck on-screen, the legend eventually evolved into its current form: a Munchkin extra, distraught from unrequited love, decided to end his life on the movie's set.
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