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0 pointsKye3y ago0 comments

Brandishing is actually a crime in most places in the US. Laws vary, but you generally do not have a right to threaten someone's life with a gun--and the gun itself is a threat even if not pointed unless it's not in your hands--if they're not actually threatening you. Doesn't matter if it's your property.

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exabrial3y ago

Just a nitpick: If you're on private property it's not brandishing. The other person would be trespass in fact provided it was posted or you told them to leave as an agent of the property. If you are threatening people off your property from your property that's a whole different ball of wax and in any scenario there are a ton of if/buts.

Brandishing laws come into affect on public areas and are subject to a lot of ifs/buts.

nullc3y ago

Indeed. Brandishing also generally requires using it to threaten, not merely have it in your obvious possession with the implication that you could use it to defend yourself if the threat escalated.

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exabrial3y ago

Brandishing laws come into affect on public areas and are subject to a lot of ifs/buts.

nullc3y ago

Indeed. Brandishing also generally requires using it to threaten, not merely have it in your obvious possession with the implication that you could use it to defend yourself if the threat escalated.

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