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Topics referred to by the same term
Shoot First may refer to: Shoot first law, or stand-your-ground law, a legal doctrine on justifiable use of force in self-defense Rough Shoot, also known
Shoot_First
Justification defense in a criminal case
Dakota, and Tennessee). Stand-your-ground laws are frequently labeled "shoot first" laws by opposition groups, including the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun
Stand-your-ground_law
Controversy about a scene of Star Wars
original version of this scene, Han shoots Greedo dead. Later versions are edited so that Greedo fires at Han first. Director George Lucas altered the
Han_shot_first
Video game genre
A first-person shooter (FPS) is a video game focused on weapon-based combat seen from a first-person perspective, with the player experiencing the action
First-person_shooter
1974 Italian film
Shoot First, Die Later (Italian: Il poliziotto è marcio) is a 1974 Italian poliziottesco noir drama film directed by Fernando Di Leo. Di Leo reprises
Shoot_First,_Die_Later
1991 non-fiction book
Shoot the Women First is a 1991 book by Eileen MacDonald, based on the author's encounters with female terrorists. Through a collection of interviews
Shoot_the_Women_First
1966 film
Django Shoots First (Italian: Django spara per primo) is an Italian Spaghetti Western film directed by Alberto De Martino. Ringo, a bounty hunter, has
Django_Shoots_First
This is an index of notable commercial first-person shooter video games, sorted alphabetically by title. The developer, platform, and release date are
List_of_first-person_shooters
American actor
Richard III, Flight of the Living Dead, No Bad Days and the western Shoot First and Pray You Live. He starred in the horror film Big Bad Wolf in which
Richard_Tyson
2023 single by Drake featuring J. Cole
On October 6, 2023, Drake released the song "First Person Shooter" as part of his album For All the Dogs with rapper J. Cole, in which the latter shouts
First_Person_Shooter_(song)
1953 film by Robert Parrish
Rough Shoot, released in the USA as Shoot First, is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Robert Parrish and written by Eric Ambler, based on the 1951
Rough_Shoot
Topics referred to by the same term
Boomer shooter First-person shooter may also refer to: "First Person Shooter" (The X-Files), an episode of The X-Files "First Person Shooter", a song
First-person shooter (disambiguation)
First-person_shooter_(disambiguation)
2008 film
Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do With It) is a 2008 American Spaghetti Western film written and directed by Lance Doty and
Shoot_First_and_Pray_You_Live
The First Shoot is a short ballet suite by William Walton. It was composed for Charles B. Cochran's 1936 revue Follow the Sun, to a scenario by Osbert
The_First_Shoot
2017 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
deadliest mass shooting in Texas history and the deadliest at an American place of worship, surpassing the Charleston church shooting of 2015 and the
Sutherland Springs church shooting
Sutherland_Springs_church_shooting
Japanese manga series
Shoot! (Japanese: シュート!, Hepburn: Shūto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Ōshima. It was published in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen
Shoot!_(manga)
1975 Italian film
Mark il poliziotto spara per primo (internationally released as Mark Shoots First) is an Italian poliziottesco film directed in 1975 by Stelvio Massi.
Mark_Shoots_First
1967 film
un cavallo, una pistola, lit. A Man, a Horse, a Gun) also known as Shoot First... Laugh Last!, is a 1967 Italian-West German-American Spaghetti Western
The_Stranger_Returns
Style of wrestling
Shoot wrestling is a Japanese hybrid grappling style and combat sport. Shoot wrestling incorporates techniques from various wrestling, submission grappling
Shoot_wrestling
1975 film directed by Sergio Corbucci
(Italian: Il bianco, il giallo, il nero), also known as Samurai and Shoot First... Ask Questions Later, is a 1975 Spaghetti Western comedy film. It is
The White, the Yellow, and the Black
The_White,_the_Yellow,_and_the_Black
Sports involving firearms used to hit targets
Shooting sports are a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities which focus on shooting accuracy, precision and speed. Shooting is the
Shooting_sports
Combat sport and a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan
Shoot boxing (シュートボクシング, Shūtobokushingu), commonly written as Shootboxing, is a combat sport. Shoot boxing is also a stand-up fighting promotion company
Shoot_boxing
American teenager killed in a shooting (1995–2012)
first news story in 2012 to be reported on more than the presidential race. In June, Martin's parents and members of the Second Chance on Shoot First
Trayvon_Martin
freeware and free and open-source software first-person shooter games. Some free-to-play online first-person shooters use a client–server model, in which only
List of freeware first-person shooters
List_of_freeware_first-person_shooters
Young stem or branch
In botany, a plant shoot consists of any plant stem together with its appendages like leaves, lateral buds, flowering stems, and flower buds. The new
Shoot_(botany)
Video game genre
shooter (TPS) is a subgenre of 3D shooter games in which the gameplay consists primarily of shooting. It is closely related to first-person shooters,
Third-person_shooter
Pool game popular in much of the world
(e.g., coin toss, lag, or win or loss of previous game or match) to shoot first, using the cue ball to break the object-ball rack apart. In most leagues
Eight-ball
Video game genre
play in the team's overall strategy. A hero shooter can be a first-person shooter or a third-person shooter. The genre has become popular for its focus
Hero_shooter
Major naval battle of World War II
debriefing after the first two air battles, a pilot from USS Lexington remarked "Why, hell, it was just like an old-time turkey shoot down home!" The outcome
Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
Accidental shooting involving Dick Cheney in 2006
Over Cheney Shooting". CBS News. February 13, 2006. Washington Post: White House Deferred to Cheney on Shooting. February 14, 2006. "Shoot first, avoid questions
Dick_Cheney_hunting_accident
Subgenre of action game
Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or, chiefly in Japan, STGs) are a subgenre of action games. There is no consensus as to which design elements compose
Shoot_'em_up
Action video game genre
Shooter video games, or shooters, are a subgenre of action video games where the focus is on the defeat of the character's enemies using ranged weapons
Shooter_game
2017 single by BlocBoy JB
"Shoot" is a song by American rapper BlocBoy JB. His breakout song, it was released as the second single from his sixth mixtape Who Am I 3 on July 25
Shoot_(song)
Video game genre
A tactical shooter is a sub-genre of first- and third-person shooters, associated with using strategy, planning, and tactics in gameplay, as well as the
Tactical_shooter
Type of video game engine
A first-person shooter engine is a video game engine specialized for simulating 3D environments for use in a first-person shooter video game. First-person
First-person_shooter_engine
American basketball player (born 1971)
Johnny Newman, and Soumaila Samake. Kidd's pass-first style was switched with Marbury's shoot-first style which led to Hardaway and Marbury butting heads
Penny_Hardaway
13th episode of the 7th season of The X-Files
"First Person Shooter" is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network
First Person Shooter (The X-Files)
First_Person_Shooter_(The_X-Files)
2000 video game
Chicken Shoot is a video game developed by Toontraxx. It first released online in 2000 for Microsoft Windows and has since been released for Nintendo DS
Chicken_Shoot
Shooting of four Black teenagers by Bernhard Goetz
Carveth, Rod; Arp, Robert (December 22, 2014). Justified and Philosophy: Shoot First, Think Later. Open Court. ISBN 9780812698886 – via Google Books. Johnson
1984 New York City Subway shooting
1984_New_York_City_Subway_shooting
Basketball position
basketball player who combines the attributes of a point guard (1) and shooting guard (2) but does not necessarily fit the standard description of either
Combo_guard
2008 studio album by The Pineapple Thief
could get the acoustic version of "Shoot First" as a free-download track. On 28 July 2008 the band released Shoot First as a download EP. A video for the
Tightly_Unwound
Canadian-born retired professor
director of Police Executive Research Forum, has objected to Lewinski's "shoot first" view. Christy Lopez, Obama Justice Department attorney and Georgetown
William_Lewinski
1982 film by Ted Kotcheff
deputies, air support and dogs. Galt ignores Teasle's orders and attempts to shoot Rambo from a low-flying helicopter, but falls to his death when Rambo throws
First_Blood
Film character
(1971) Gunman of One Hundred Crosses (1971) Shoot, Django! Shoot First! (1971) Kill Django... Kill First (1971) Down with Your Hands... You Scum! (1971)
Django_(character)
Season of television series
where they were paired up and had a photo shoot on stilts. Erika Packard was a guest mentor for this photo shoot. The pairs were Eva & Parina, Aakriti &
India's Next Top Model season 3
India's_Next_Top_Model_season_3
Idiom indicating an advantageous situation
A turkey shoot is a sport shooting event featuring marksmanship competitions, with turkeys as prizes. Originally, the turkeys were themselves restrained
Turkey_shoot
Competition format in archery
round will decide the order of shooting of the first end. The athlete with the lowest cumulative score will shoot first at the next end. If the athletes
Archery_Olympic_Round
documentary about fraud in U.S. elections. He is also the founder of Shoot First, Inc., a film production company. His latest film is Pay 2 Play: Democracy's
John_Wellington_Ennis
Professional wrestling term
A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event. It is a carny term shortened from "straight
Shoot (professional wrestling)
Shoot_(professional_wrestling)
Video game genre
massively multiplayer online first-person shooter (MMOFPS) is an online game which mixes the genres of first-person shooter and massively multiplayer online
Massively multiplayer online first-person shooter
Massively_multiplayer_online_first-person_shooter
1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, United States
scenario would have required Holliday to fire with his pistol first, switch to the shotgun to shoot Tom McLaury, then switch back again to his pistol to continue
Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral
1981 Atari video game
Skeet Shoot is a skeet shooting video game for the Atari 2600 and the first game released by Games by Apollo in December 1981. Players assume the role
Skeet_Shoot
Snooker tournament
England, played under a variation of the standard rules. It was first held in 1990 as the Shoot-Out. The reigning champion is Alfie Burden. Unlike other major
Snooker_Shoot_Out
school shootings in the U.S. This article lists school shootings in the United States for which separate articles exist. The entries are organized first by
List of school shootings in the United States by death toll
List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States_by_death_toll
Log flume ride at Cedar Point (2010–15)
Based on a Western theme, Shoot the Rapids featured two drops with the second one crossing under the first. A log flume named Shoot-the-Rapids debuted at
Shoot_the_Rapids
American trade publication
Shoot (stylized SHOOT) is a trade magazine for the advertising industry that was established in 1990 as BackStage/Shoot, providing news and information
Shoot_(advertising_magazine)
International sport shooting competition
The 2018 IPSC Action Air World Shoot I was the first IPSC Action Air World Shoot, and was held in Hong Kong indoor at the Kowloonbay International Trade
2018 IPSC Action Air World Shoot
2018_IPSC_Action_Air_World_Shoot
Model contest on television
photo shoot: Denim (casting) Episode 2 photo shoot: Opening credits & makeover Episode 3 photo shoot: Fashion shoot in pairs Episode 4 photo shoot: Genderfluid
Belgium's Next Top Model season 1
Belgium's_Next_Top_Model_season_1
Video game genre
Rail shooter, also known as on-rails shooter, is a subgenre of shoot 'em up video game. Beginning with arcade games such as the 1985 Space Harrier, the
Rail_shooter
Tie-breaking method in association football
In association football, a penalty shoot-out (previously known as kicks from the penalty mark and colloquially known as penalties) is a tie-breaking method
Penalty shoot-out (association football)
Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)
2025 single by Chaeyoung
"Shoot (Firecracker)" is a song by the South Korean singer Chaeyoung for her first studio album Lil Fantasy Vol. 1. It was released by JYP Entertainment
Shoot_(Firecracker)
1831 short story by Alexander Pushkin
following dawn. The Count drew the lot to shoot first, and put his shot through Silvio's hat. As Silvio prepared to shoot, he was extremely unnerved by the manner
The_Shot_(Pushkin)
2005 video game
Touhou Bunkachou ~ Shoot the Bullet. (Japanese: 東方文花帖 〜 Shoot the Bullet.; lit. "Oriental Cultural Album") is a shoot 'em up photography game in the Touhou
Shoot_the_Bullet
Short story by Raymond Chandler
"Blackmailers Don't Shoot" is a short story by Raymond Chandler. It was first published in December 1933 in the magazine Black Mask. Rhonda Farr, an actress
Blackmailers_Don't_Shoot
2012 video game
Max Payne 3 is a 2012 third-person shooter game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003)
Max_Payne_3
Deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history
On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on
2017_Las_Vegas_shooting
Type of amusement ride
Shoot the chute is a water-based amusement ride consisting of a flat-bottomed boat that slides down a ramp or inside a flume into a lagoon. Unlike a log
Shoot_the_chute
British novelist (1900–1988)
(1982) (a sequel to Rogue Male) Roger Taine A Rough Shoot (1951) aka Shoot First (filmed as Rough Shoot, 1953) A Time to Kill (1951) The Terror of Villadonga
Geoffrey_Household
Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC from March 4, 1997, to November 26, 2003. A total of 148 episodes of Just Shoot Me
List of Just Shoot Me! episodes
List_of_Just_Shoot_Me!_episodes
2026 action-adventure video game
AI, HYPERION. Bond fights his way to HYPERION's core, but Isola fatally shoots Webb and steals the core for herself. Bond manages to stop Isola and destroy
007_First_Light
Italian composer
1967 film, also known by the alternate titles A Man, a Horse, a Gun and Shoot First, Laugh Last, starring Tony Anthony). Cipriani would go on to compose
Stelvio_Cipriani
Annual curling tournament in Edmonton, Canada
Sept. Shoot-Out". "Boston Pizza Shootout". "September Shoot-Out". "The Shoot-Out". "The Shoot-Out". "The Shoot-Out @ the Saville Centre". "The Shoot-Out
Saville_Shootout
Mass shooting in Alabama, U.S.
February 12, 2010, three people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in Huntsville, Alabama
2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting
2010_University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville_shooting
1946–1954 French colonial war in Indochina
war. In 2011, Vietnamese software developer Emobi Games released a first-person-shooter called 7554. Named after the date 07-05-54 (7 May 1954) which marks
First_Indochina_War
2012 video game
Shoot Many Robots is a video game developed by Demiurge Studios and published by Ubisoft for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Microsoft Windows
Shoot_Many_Robots
Shooting sport
Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, is a shooting sport involving shooting at special flying targets known as "clay pigeons" or "clay
Clay_pigeon_shooting
American sitcom (1997–2003)
Just Shoot Me! is an American sitcom television series originally aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to August 16, 2003, and later in syndication from November
Just_Shoot_Me!
Mass shooting in Oregon, U.S.
Kate Brown, the governor of Oregon, thanked first responders for their quick response to the shooting. She further stated that her heart went out to
2022_Bend,_Oregon_shooting
English football magazine
Shoot (often written Shoot!), or Shoot Monthly, was a football magazine published in Britain between 1969 and 2008. It later became a monthly, before reverting
Shoot_(football_magazine)
Still image film format
point-and-shoot. APS SLR cameras were not particularly successful; they were too expensive for the high-end amateur market when they first appeared, and
Advanced_Photo_System
Mass shooting in Florida, U.S.
On April 17, 2025, a mass shooting occurred on the campus of Florida State University (FSU) in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. Two university employees
2025 Florida State University shooting
2025_Florida_State_University_shooting
Video game genre
studio that developed arcade shoot 'em ups. In 1993, the studio released Batsugun, an innovative game that, after the first level, featured increasingly
Bullet_hell
Action video game franchise based on Tom Clancy's novel Rainbow Six Siege
Clancy's Rainbow Six, often shortened to Rainbow Six or R6, is a tactical shooter video game series by Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft, marketed under
Tom_Clancy's_Rainbow_Six
2022 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
On May 24, 2022, a mass shooting occurred at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States. Salvador Ramos, an 18-year-old former student of the
Uvalde_school_shooting
Subgenre of shooter games
An arena shooter is a subgenre of shooter games and multiplayer games that cover both the first-person shooter and third-person shooter genres. These games
Arena_shooter
2001 Hong Kong film by Pang Ho-cheung
You Shoot, I Shoot (買兇拍人) is a 2001 Hong Kong black comedy film produced, written and directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Eric Kot and Cheung Tat-ming
You_Shoot,_I_Shoot
World Shoots. The first Action Air World Shoot was held in 2018 at the KITEC Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. The second Action Air World Shoot was originally
IPSC_Action_Air_World_Shoots
Edible shoots of many bamboo species
Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris
Bamboo_shoot
original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2010. "Al Geiberger Becomes First Pro To Shoot 59 In U.S. Golf Tournament". Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Lowest_rounds_of_golf
Hong Kong film director
to Shoot India-China Co-Production 'Kung-Fu Yoga'". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 March 2015. Child, Ben (March 31, 2015). "Jackie Chan to shoot first Chinese-Indian
Stanley_Tong
Graphical perspective in video games
other subgenres, using a first person perspective, such as, traditionally, light gun shooters, rail shooters, and shooting gallery games. Other genres
First-person_(video_games)
Mass shooting in Louisiana, US
On April 19, 2026, a mass shooting occurred at two homes in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Eight children between
2026_Shreveport_shooting
Video games based on works of Tom Clancy
video game company Ubisoft for a series of video games, most of which are shooters set in modern or near-future military settings, with an emphasis on tactical
Tom_Clancy's
Mass shooting in Louisiana, U.S.
arrested on the same day of the shootings and was charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Bell was found
2006 Baton Rouge church shooting
2006_Baton_Rouge_church_shooting
Controversial American comic book story
"Shoot" is a controversial American comic book story that was scheduled to appear in the 141st issue of the horror series Hellblazer in 1999, published
Shoot_(Hellblazer)
Competitive shotgun match
World Shoots are held triennially on a rotational cycle with the other two main IPSC disciplines Handgun and Rifle. The first Shotgun World Shoot was held
IPSC_Shotgun_World_Shoots
Mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
On August 3, 2019, a mass shooting occurred at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States. The gunman, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, shot 45 people
2019_El_Paso_Walmart_shooting
2014 novel by Steve Cole
Shoot to Kill is a novel written by Steve Cole, the first continuation entry in the Young Bond series. Cole took over from Charlie Higson, who left the
Shoot_to_Kill_(novel)
1982 single by Divine
"Shoot Your Shot" is a song by American performance artist Divine, released as a single in 1982. The song appeared on Divine's first album, Jungle Jezebel
Shoot_Your_Shot
2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, US
As first responders arrived at the school, Lanza killed himself with a gunshot to the head. The incident is the second deadliest school shooting in US
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
SHOOT FIRST
SHOOT FIRST
Boy/Male
Muslim
Valiant, Bold, A name of Lord Hanuman, Mighty, Brave, Lion, Tiger
Boy/Male
Indian
Valiant, Bold, A name of Lord Hanuman, Mighty, Brave, Lion, Tiger
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English schort ‘short’.Scottish and northern Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Gheairr, Mac an Ghirr ‘son of the short man’ (see McGirr).
Girl/Female
Scottish
Short.
Boy/Male
English Shakespearean
Short.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Short.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Short
Girl/Female
Scottish
Short.
Boy/Male
English
Short.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Danish, French, Greek
Young Green Shoot
Boy/Male
Scottish
Short.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Telugu
Valiant
Girl/Female
Scottish
Short.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a projecting piece of land, from Old English scēat, or a steep slope, from an unattested Old English scēot.
Boy/Male
Native American
Short.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Short
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Listener
Boy/Male
Gaelic Scottish
Short.
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Turkish
Blossom; Flower Shoot
SHOOT FIRST
SHOOT FIRST
Female
French
Modern form of French Igerne, a form of Welsh Eigyr, IGRAINE means "maiden, virgin." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of the wife of Uther Pendragon, the mother of Elaine, Morgan le Fay (Morgause), and King Arthur. While still married to Gorlois, her first husband, Uther falls in love with her and makes forceful advances. She tells Gorlois who takes her to Cornwall without asking the king's leave, giving Uther an excuse to make war on Gorlois.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Beautiful; Intelligent; Brave; Kind
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Indian
Good feelings, Emotions
Girl/Female
Hindu
Colorful
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Many Peaked; A Mountain
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk)
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk) : variant of Faulks.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Facco, a variant of Falco, itself probably a short form of a personal name formed with fal, a tribal name (as in Westphalia) or alternatively a byname meaning ‘falcon’.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Latin
Blessed; Similar to Latin Benedict
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Pure; Honest
Boy/Male
Tamil
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n.
The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.
v. t.
To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.
v. i.
To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; -- said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides.
v. i.
To hoot.
pl.
of Shot
v. i.
To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory.
n.
A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
v. i.
To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well.
v. t.
To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot; as, to soot land.
a.
Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
v. i.
To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar.
n.
A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
v. i.
To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly.
imp. & p. p.
of Shoot
adv.
In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one's course; to turn short.
n.
A shoat; a young hog.
superl.
Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.
n.
Short, inferior hemp.
superl.
Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv.