>if that was the case
It was. He gingerly removed it from his waistband. Looked like he intended to lay it on the sidewalk. Thing is, I got that from studying a couple of frames. Reaction times are a bitch.

Cop sees idiot dressed like a ninja (on a day that saw a high of 104). Cop sees gun, yells "don't move!!". Perp doesn't listen, perp now has gun in his hand. Too stupid to live.