Lock N' Load

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 21, 2009
Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10

Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Kate Ward
    75
    NRA enthusiasts might be the target audience for this reality show about a Colorado gun shop, but Lock manages to have mainstream appeal, thanks to its focus on the store's quirky customers (a shank-holding old lady, a gun-loving pastor, etc.).
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Joanna Weiss
    70
    Lock ’n Load treats Wayne and many fellow customers as curiosities, and occasionally smacks of condescension. (The “Amazing Grace’’ sequence, in particular, crosses a line.) But the series also takes pains to avoid making judgments, and offers a parade of gun owners so vast that we end up with a broad view.

Awards & Rankings

94
#94 Best TV Season of 2009
88
#88 Most Discussed TV Season of 2009

User Reviews

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. jasonl
    Dec 27, 2009
    9
    good show this country is about guns and freedom i have traveled the us and only those stuck in large cities dont 'la,chigago,new good show this country is about guns and freedom i have traveled the us and only those stuck in large cities dont 'la,chigago,new york' dont understand that but we all know how uptight they are right… Full Review »
  2. JoanM
    Dec 20, 2009
    9
    I am a professional consultant who currently does not own a gun. After watching Lock & Load I went target shooting and found I really I am a professional consultant who currently does not own a gun. After watching Lock & Load I went target shooting and found I really shooting & am good at it. I noww want to take gun owner safety class & purchase my own firearm. Bad guys will always find a way of obtaining a gun through illegal means..... Bad guys do not like going into homes where people have guns. They are on a power trip looking for vulnerable people.… Full Review »
  3. HarlandB
    Nov 6, 2009
    9
    Pretty balanced view of "gun nuts" in America. Some poor gun handling and some very funny anecdotes. Very funny when Josh convinces one of Pretty balanced view of "gun nuts" in America. Some poor gun handling and some very funny anecdotes. Very funny when Josh convinces one of his customers to tase his buddy.… Full Review »
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