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Parnell McNamara

Name: In Guns We Trust
Director: Josh Janssen
Released: 2026-10-22

McLennan County, Texas

Sheriff Parnell McNamara of McLennan County, Texas, in Kim’s diner in Waco. Still ›

In the film: 20 lines in 2 scenes, 246 words. First speaks at 43:28.
Scenes: The sheriff in the diner, Twin Tommy guns, and a live round
Elsewhere: In the credits · IMDb

42:4218. THE SHERIFF IN THE DINER — WACO, TEXAS43:28SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Yes, sir.
43:29SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Yes, sir.
43:31SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Nice meeting you.
43:33SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Josh, how are you doing? I'm Parnell.
43:39SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
I'm a big Second Amendment guy. Yeah, I think every honest citizen ought to be able to carry a firearm.
43:54SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Absolutely not. No. I'd like to see you, and you, and everybody in here that's law-abiding have a firearm.
44:02SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
See that silver Ram out there? If you want to, I'll let you blow the siren.
44:22SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
You guys want to get some pictures of y'all with some Thompson submachine guns?
44:30SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
I got a stash.

44:3319. TWIN TOMMY GUNS, AND A LIVE ROUND — WACO, TEXAS44:36SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
These are twin Tommy guns, 1928 model. Thompson submachine guns. Look at that right there. Very rare. It is stamped "Tommy gun".
44:51SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Oh, yeah.
44:53SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
These were appraised around $45,000.
44:58SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Oh, yeah. I don't have any gun that I won't shoot. These are double-barrel 10-gauge Magnums. It has a very tranquilizing effect on the scumbags when you point it at them.
45:25SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Go ahead and dry fire it. Hang on a second. Yeah, go ahead.
45:37SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Yes.
45:38SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Yeah, sure. Got to take it off safety. There you go. Push it forward.
45:47SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Okay, don't dry fire that one. Yeah, I thought—
46:04SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Yeah, that's— by all means. We hate them. They multiply about every two months. They'll have twelve, fourteen, fifteen piglets, and then they just multiply like rats.
46:29SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
Killing a hog? Absolutely not.
46:33SHERIFF PARNELL MCNAMARA
You're doing everybody a service to get rid of a pig. No, do not feel guilty. Absolutely, you should feel wonderful when you kill that first pig. And I'm serious.

Every line as spoken in the film, from the full transcript. Times are from the picture-locked cut; children’s names are withheld. Quotation with attribution is welcome. Spotted a mistake? [email protected]