THIS IS A COWBOY SHOT.

Definition: From the framing of cinema shots in Westerns, where the holster and gun needed to be in view along with the actor's face.

A shot framed from mid thigh up, so called because of its recurrent use in Westerns. When it comes, you know something big is going to happen. 

example: The three-way standoff in The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966).