What is with that sideways gangster grip? Is that to prevent a tophat malfunction. (Has anyone here had a tophat malfunction?) Is this some sort of new thing, or is he imitating a McBain movie?
Sorry, no idea who or what you’re talking about.
Please forgive me, I thought it was all the rage at the moment. He is a link to Reddit. Oddly I cannot find a good YouTube link.
Need more info. I’m in Arkansas and don’t know what you’re referring to. Can’t open reddit.
No idea why he’s holding his firearm like that. Not any training I’m aware of.
Yes, that one, and thank you. I seem inept this afternoon. Ramadan woozy I suppose.
Based on how the cop handled the situation, I vote McBain. Truitt was brilliant, “You’re telling me to shut the car off so you can shoot me.”
I think he’s trying to hold the gun up high, near the flashlight, and angled down through the window, and holding the gun upright at the same time would be awkward.
WAG, he is aiming the pistol over the car window which is partially rolled down. That would be a more comfortable way to achieve that angle than straight on.
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Colibri
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Sorry. I really messed that up.
The other question is what is a “tophat malfunction”?
I think he is just holding the pistol and flashlight while he uses the radio. His finger is not inside the trigger guard.
The officer is holding his weapon with a side grip. It is not great method for effectively firing a handgun, but has been used primarily in movies so that the actors faces can be more effectively seen by the camera. As such the grip is copied by many gang bangers who replicate what they see in the movies, and apparently by some stupid police officers.
Audio isn’t working for me on that link but it’s really telling that the officer looked away. If Truitt had had a gun the officer would have kept his eyes on Truitt.
Based upon the video, it does appear that the officer overreacted. From another article, the suspect did have a gun in the car, but he claims it was out of reach. Uncertain if the gun was legal.
Never heard of a tophat malfunction. Are you thinking of a stovepipe malfunction where the casing fails to eject fully and gets stuck in the opening on the slide? That grip would only make it more likely to happen.They usually occur with a weak grip allowing the pistol to rock in the hand.
Dennis
The audio is muted by default. There’s a little speaker icon in the lower right to enable the sound.
While filming the movie Top Hat, Ginger Rogers had a wardrobe malfunction.
I’ve heard this referred to as a stovepipe malfunction. Where the ejected casing doesn’t eject, but stays in the weapon and gets lodged in the ejection port.