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* '''Invoked''': Bob trains Alice poorly in gun safety so she can assassinate someone else indirectly.

* '''Enforced''': The film is a comedy, and [[JugglingLoadedGuns Alice's ineptitude with guns]] is a RunningGag.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice has poor muzzle control and ends up accidentally wounding someone superficially.

* '''Enforced''': [[JugglingLoadedGuns The film is a comedy, and Alice's ineptitude with guns is a]] RunningGag.

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** Alice's gun goes off at her friend Marvin. She almost [[TitleDrop yells the titular quote]], until Bob comes up and points out that she shot him in the chin, not the face. They get in an argument over whether the chin is considered part of the face while Marvin slowly bleeds to death.

* '''Justified''': [[RecklessGunUsage Alice has no idea what a gun is, or was never actually trained in how to use one]].

** Alice is pointing the gun at ''herself'', and somehow manages to shoot Bob.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Alice catches herself pointing her pistol at Bob and hastily corrects herself, explaining that even though it's a suction dart gun, she shouldn't get sloppy. Turns out it's a real gun, which she finds out when she deliberately fires at a target. Bob is standing behind the target.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Shouldn't you know better than that? I mean, you gesture a weapon around like that and it's got to be some kind of dramatic law that you'll-*BLAM!*-... shoot someone."
* '''Invoked''': Bob trains Alice poorly in gun safety in order to indirectly assassinate someone else.

* '''Played For Laughs''': JugglingLoadedGuns.
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice must deal with the psychological ramifications of accidentally killing someone.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice carelessly waves around a super soaker. It goes off like a real gun.

"Oh my God, {{I Just Shot Marvin In Th|eFace}}-BLAM!"

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'''Basic Trope''': A character mishandles a gun and accidentally shoots someone or themselves.

'''Basic Trope''': A character fails handles a gun improperly and accidentally shoots someone or themselves.

'''Basic Trope''': Character fails gun safety forever and winds up shooting someone.

** Alice uses the barrel of her pistol to scratch her nose and blows her nose off.

'''Basic Trope''': Character who ought to know better fails gun safety forever and winds up shooting someone.

* '''Justified''': RecklessGunUsage is used for when Alice genuinely has no idea about proper gun safety.

'''Basic Trope''': Character fails gun safety forever and winds up shooting someone.

* '''Justified''': Alice has no idea what a gun is, or was never actually trained in how to use one.

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Alice has no idea what a gun is and accidentally shoots someone.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
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* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice accidentally fires her pistol, and either shoots or narrowly misses Bob. The mood of the scene emphasizes that this is a very serious problem; Bob, Alice, and any bystanders are shocked and/or traumatized by her carelessness.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice narrowly misses Bob, who promptly educates her in gun safety.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice accidentally fires her pistol, and either shoots or narrowly misses Bob. The mood of the scene emphasizes that this is a very serious problem; Bob, Alice, and any bystanders are shocked and/or traumatized by her carelessness.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice narrowly misses Bob, who promptly educates her in gun safety.

"Oh my God, [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace I Just Short Marvin In Th-BLAM!]]"

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice accidentally fires her pistol, and either shoots or narrowly misses Bob. The mood of the scene emphasizes that this is a very serious problem; it leaves Bob in shock and traumatizes to Alice, and leaves any bystanders either way as well.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice uses the barrel of her pistol to scratch her nose and blows her nose off.

'''Basic Trope''': Characters fail gun safety forever and winds up shooting someone.

"Oh my God, [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace I Just Short Marvin In Th-BLAM!]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice shoots Bob in the face by accident.

'''Basic Trope''': Characters fail gun safety forever.
* '''Straight''': Alice casually points her pistol at Bob while talking to him.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice uses the barrel of her pistol to scratch her nose.

* '''Justified''': Alice has no idea what a gun is.
** Alice is drunk, stoned, or [[TooDumbToLive just REALLY stupid.]]
* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to shoot Bob, but she leaves the safety on.
* '''Subverted''': Alice waves her gun around carelessly, but then explains that it's just a suction dart gun.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alice shoots Bob in the face.

* '''Averted''': Alice handles her gun in a safe manner.
* '''Enforced''': The film is a comedy, and Alice's ineptitude with guns is a RunningGag.
* '''Lampshaded''': "You killed me three times during that sentence. Put down the gun."
* '''Invoked''': "And ''this'' is how not to use a gun."
* '''Defied''': Alice double-checks that her gun is unloaded before handing it to Bob, and even then warns him not to point it about recklessly.
* '''Discussed''': "Anyone using their gun as a pointer will not have a gun anymore."