Pistol Pose: Difference between revisions

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** The Jodie Foster film ''The Brave One''.

== Real Life ==

* One, the right arm pointing to the shoulder, is in fact the British Sign Language symbol for James Bond.

* In nearly all instances of this trope in fiction, the characters depicted always have their finger on the trigger. One of the four Very Important safety rules of firearm handling is "do not put your finger on the trigger until ready to shoot". In Real Life, holding a firearm this way is very unsafe, and is a sure indication of an untrained and dangerous novice. Because of this, it's quite funny to watch a purported [[Badass Crew]] or [[James Bond]] type lumber around the movie being one slip of the finger from putting a round through the ceiling or their head. (Although before Jeff Cooper's Four Rules [1991], even professionals weren't always aware of gun safety.)

** That said, there are a number of accepted methods of holding a weapon that ''do'' resemble this trope, albeit with little details like keeping ones finger off the trigger. The easiest ways to hold a weapon without pointing it at something unintentionally are to hold it pointing upwards or downwards. In the case of a longer weapon like a rifle or shotgun, the most practical method typically is to hold the weapon against your torso, with the weapon pointed across your chest and upwards ("Ready Arms") or downward ("Port Arms").

* Banksy's famous ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' painting near London's Old Street. It depicted the characters of Jules and Vincent in their famous pistol pose, but [http://www.banksy-wallpaper.com/banksy-wallpapers/pulp-fiction-wallpaper.php holding bananas instead of guns]... until the council decided it was graffiti, not art, and had it painted over.