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Handgun use AKICOLJ
Nov. 18th, 2012 01:40 pmIf you watch some action movie or cop show from the 70s or early 80s, there will be scenes where the tough guy heroes briefly hide behind a wall, pistols in hand, ready to search the next room etc. And they will hold their pistols in one hand, pointing straight upwards while they do it.
If you watch a similar modern movie or cop who, the heroes don't hold their handguns like this. Instead, they hold their guns in two hands (or one hand, with the second hand holding the other wrist) and the gun pointing straight down until they move, at which point it is held out at arm's length in front of them.
Has anyone else noticed this? When did the change happen? Does it reflect changes in police procedures or is it just that what Hollywood deems cool has changed? Last night we watched the film 'Munich'. This is a modern film, but set in the 70s. And the hero (Eric Bana) definitely uses the two-hands-down technique. Did Mossad invent the new technique...?
If you watch a similar modern movie or cop who, the heroes don't hold their handguns like this. Instead, they hold their guns in two hands (or one hand, with the second hand holding the other wrist) and the gun pointing straight down until they move, at which point it is held out at arm's length in front of them.
Has anyone else noticed this? When did the change happen? Does it reflect changes in police procedures or is it just that what Hollywood deems cool has changed? Last night we watched the film 'Munich'. This is a modern film, but set in the 70s. And the hero (Eric Bana) definitely uses the two-hands-down technique. Did Mossad invent the new technique...?
