When Tucsonan Jon Mincks, owner of hotshotperformer.com, brings his act downtown on Friday, Jan. 16, the first and main concern he has is safety, safety for his troupe of actors and stuntmen and safety for his audience. Although his guns are loaded with blanks, he knows they still pose a risk because those watching are so near the action.
“This show is a difficult show because the audience is so close and uncontrollable in the space,” he said. “We’re using high-powered blanks. It’s crazy to do this as close as we are to the audience. It takes a lot of experience because blanks can really hurt people and a lot of people don’t understand that.”
Still, how could Mincks transform himself into John Dillinger, the notorious gentleman bank robber, if he isn’t armed?…