Sideways gun

Sideways gun is a film trope that refers to the positioning of a sidearm during combat. Specifically, it involves turning the wrist so that the top of the hand is facing upwards, and the gun itself is on its side. This is a more modern film trope and began in films focusing on gang culture. It has since become a fairly common occurrence in other genres as well. Holding one's gun sideways is probably one of the most stupid gestures to make, and serves no other function that to project some misguided illusion that the person holding the gun is some sorta badass. What's even more mystifiying is when you see characters who have an extensive background in weapons training engage in this stylistic approach to combat. For example, the movie Suicide Squad features a character named Floyd Lawton, aka Deadshot, who is an assassin of the highest caliber (pun intended). Despite this, he elects to hold his gun sideways in one scene, despite the fact that someone of his apparent skill level would never engage in such an action. Ahhh... but that's why we love movies, right? To pick apart silly crap like that.

Appearances

 * Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
 * Suicide Squad