To further demonstrate the function, he picked the gun off the table—first making sure that it was unloaded—and pointed it towards the wall. He gripped it tightly in his right hand, wincing slightly at the pain from his injured shoulder. Dale rested his elbow on the table, which helped alleviate the pain. Then he walked Twilight through the motions of firing the gun, squeezing the trigger and drawing the imaginary path of the bullet with his left index finger.