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* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': During their big fight, [[KungFuWizard Negi]] has [[ImplausibleFencingPowers Setsuna]]'s magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bite down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].

--> I pas the M-4 back to Person. I hand it to him barrel first, with a round in the chamber and the safety off, causing him to rethink his policy of arming the reporter.

* In the less common villainous usage of this, Chauvelin to Sir Percy Blakeney in the 1934 film, ''Film/TheScarletPimpernel''. ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQXtf8r549c Things turn a bit ugly for Sir Percy after that.]])

'''Chauvelin:''' (''waving aside Blakeney's accomplice's pistol'') Not at all, Sir Percy. The password is "The Channel is free."

* In ''GenerationKill'', IntrepidReporter Evan Wright is given an M4 by Corporal Ray Person, who can't fire it because he's driving. While Wright never actually fires the gun, when he hands it back, he does so barrel first, which both terrifies and then irritates Person. Wright notes wryly that he was not asked to shoot ever again. (This did not make it into the HBO series)

* ''Film/MenInBlack''. When Agent J ([[ArtisticLicenseGunSafety who really ought to know better]]) points the Noisy Cricket at Agent K, K immediately pushes it away so it isn't pointed at him.

-->'''BJ:''' (''gently pushes the screwdriver down'') Point that somewhere else, it might go off.

* ''Film/MenInBlack''. When Agent J points the Noisy Cricket at Agent K, K immediately pushes it away so it isn't pointed at him.

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[[caption-width-right:240:[-Don't mess with the Noisy Cricket.-] ]]

[[caption-width-right:240:Don't mess with the Noisy Cricket.]]

* One episode of ''[[{{Series/Benson}} Benson]]'' has the title character confront an armed gunman. Benson wrongly believes the gun is a fake, and just annoyedly grabs the gun out of the guy's hand, disarming him. Benson then quickly realizes that it's a real gun, and is terrified at what almost happened.

* In an early ''[[TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.
* In [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-07-15 this]] ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' strip, the titular character explains to a recently ambushed guard that when a stranger approaches and invokes this trope the best course of action is to open fire immediately. Considering the source (an amoral borderline psychopath who likes to reduce his enemies to ashes and then eat the remains), he might be serious or he might be trying to get the guard to start a messy firefight the next time he runs into trouble.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'': During their big fight, [[KungFuWizard Negi]] has [[ImplausibleFencingPowers Setsuna]]'s magic daggers hovering at [[CrazyAwesome Jack]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Rakan]]'s throat. He decides to bit down on a couple, and the others [[SweatDrop get nervous]].

* It's played straight near the beginning of the fight between Cloud and Sephiroth in ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', when he points it in Cloud's face while he's laid out.

* In [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2004-07-15 this]] SchlockMercenary strip, the titular character explains to a recently ambushed guard that when a stranger approaches and invokes this trope the best course of action is to open fire immediately. Considering the source (an amoral borderline psychopath who likes to reduce his enemies to ashes and then eat the remains), he might be serious or he might be trying to get the guard to start a messy firefight the next time he runs into trouble.

May be related to BarehandedBladeBlock. Better than a FinerInABarrel. Not to be confused with ArtisticLicenseGunSafety or IJustShotMarvinInTheFace, although the people listed under those tropes ''should'' Point That Somewhere Else.

May be related to BarehandedBladeBlock. Not to be confused with ArtisticLicenseGunSafety or IJustShotMarvinInTheFace, although the people listed under those tropes ''should'' Point That Somewhere Else.

* One episode of ''[[{{Series/Benson}} Benson]]'' has the title character confront an armed gunman. Benson wrongly believes the gun is a fake, and just annoyedly grabs the gun out of the guy's hand, disarming him. He immediately realizes that it's a real gun, and is terrified at what almost happened.

* In an early ''[[TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.

* One episode of ''Series/Benson'' has the title character confront an armed gunman. Benson wrongly believes the gun is a fake, and just annoyedly grabs the gun out of the guy's hand, disarming him. He immediately realizes that it's a real gun, and is terrified at what almost happened.

* In an early ''[[TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.

* One episode of ''[[Benson]]'' has the title character confront an armed gunman. Benson wrongly believes the gun is a fake, and just annoyedly grabs the gun out of the guy's hand, disarming him. He immediately realizes that it's a real gun, and is terrified at what almost happened.

* In an early ''[[TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.

* One episode of ''[[Benson]]'' has the title character confront an armed gunman. Benson wrongly believes the gun is a fake, and just annoyedly grabs the gun out of the guy's hand, disarming him. He immediately realizes that it's a real gun, and is terrified at what almost happened.

* In an early ''[[TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.

* One episode of ''[[Benson]]'' has the title character confront an armed gunman. Benson wrongly believes the gun is a fake, and just annoyedly grabs the gun out of the guy's hand. He immediately realizes that it's a real gun, and is terrified at what almost happened.

* In an early ''[[TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.

* In an early ''[[TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' strip, Bob is arguing with Jerry, who has him at gunpoint. Bob gets so frustrated he just unthinkingly [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20061017.html grabs Jerry's gun out of his hand.]] An instant afterward, even he's amazed that he did it.