# You understand why they do it but it takes you out of the movie anyway

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**Created:** [October 17, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-understand-why-they-do-it-but-it-takes-you-out-of-the-movie-anyway/734928 "2015-10-17T19:48:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-understand-why-they-do-it-but-it-takes-you-out-of-the-movie-anyway/734928/191 "2015-10-22T17:55:54Z")

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> [@Anaamika](#):
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> Now people racking the slide on their pistol or even cocking back the hammer kind of annoys me, especially if it’s professionals. Why weren’t you ready to shoot? Why the dramatic cock?
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> And yes, the practice of walking right up to someone when you have a gun on them. At which point, if they are at all professional, they knock your arm aside - half the time you don’t even fire - and manage to disarm you. It’s a gun. It works from ten feet away, too. At least make them get down on the ground on their faces before you approach them - there’s a reason why cops and soldiers want you on the ground.

And also- you never, ever drop your gun even if the bad guy has a gun pressed to the head of the hostage. What should happen then is he shoots both of you.

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