williepete
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What do you think if someone walks into a room brandishing a gun? "Oh good, that stranger over there has a gun. I feel so safe now !'"
I guess you knew brandishing any kind of weapon is a serious offense in most states before you wrote this?
In most states, it is a felony to exhibit a weapon in an angry or threatening manner. In the rest it is a misdemeanor with very unpleasant consequences. The term may not be specifically defined. It has usually been construed in cases involving threats, either general or specific. To be a crime, a weapon must actually be displayed. Obviously some people have a lower threshold for fear than others.
Brandishing Law
Article by Kevin L. Jamison, an attorney in the Kansas City Missouri area concentrating in the area of weapons and self-defense.
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