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For example, Chong notes that some knives have bent handles that you hold like a pistol so that your middle finger is aligned with your forearm, making it a neutral position.

While the shocks were administered, participants were given a friend’s hand, a metal object or a prop that looked and felt like a pistol but had no firing mechanism.

It started with a loud bang like a pistol shot.

“The reason for that is that short-barreled rifles have the greater capability of long guns, yet are easier to conceal, like a pistol.”

It was later revealed that the object was a gold-plated butane lighter with a handle shaped like a pistol’s grip.