im new to concealed carry maine... im curious if there are any legal issues if i was forced to show my cc gun to a criminal if the time called for it, if i didnt have to discharge my .357 but draw or reveal to scare off a violet crimainal would there be any issues w/ the law i do have my cc permit and my great state of maine is oc as well.
show your gun ?
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Don't pull it unless you intend to fire it. Its called brandishing a weapon and is illegal in most cases. It is only legal to use your weapon if you feel your or someone else's life is in danger. In this circumstance there is no time to "try to scare them". If there is time then it is not time to draw your weapon because you have time to retreat instead.
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"im new to concealed carry maine... im curious if there are any legal issues if i was forced to show my cc gun to a criminal if the time called for it, if i didnt have to discharge my .357 but draw or reveal to scare off a violet crimainal would there be any issues w/ the law i do have my cc permit and my great state of maine is oc as well".
Never draw your firearm unless you intend to use it for self defense.
If the bad guy immediatly stops his attack & decides to run away without a shot being fired....Good.
Re-Holster your sidearm and notify the police of the situation.
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"im new to concealed carry maine... im curious if there are any legal issues if i was forced to show my cc gun to a criminal if the time called for it, if i didnt have to discharge my .357 but draw or reveal to scare off a violet crimainal would there be any issues w/ the law i do have my cc permit and my great state of maine is oc as well".
Never draw your firearm unless you intend to use it for self defense.
If the bad guy immediatly stops his attack & decides to run away without a shot being fired....Good.
Re-Holster your sidearm and notify the police of the situation.
B2Tall
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If you feel as though you only need to "show your gun" in order to end a threat, then it's probably not much of a threat in the first place and you could be opening a legal can of worms as well as possibly making yourself a legitimate target for soneone else.
Do whatever you want but I would only draw on someone if I had every intention of using my pistol in self defense. If the circumstances permitted I might give them the courtesy of a "back off!", but that would be the unlikely exception, not the rule. I would also call the police afterwards whether I pulled the trigger or not.
Do whatever you want but I would only draw on someone if I had every intention of using my pistol in self defense. If the circumstances permitted I might give them the courtesy of a "back off!", but that would be the unlikely exception, not the rule. I would also call the police afterwards whether I pulled the trigger or not.
Tucker's Mom
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All good advices there for you that I have nothing more to add but please practice drawing and reholstering for a change. Until you get used to drawing faster, conceal your weapon while out and even if you do open carry, be very aware of your surroundings before going out of the door...your house or your car. Open carry is good. Let the onlookers get used to it on you. Be concern about you and your family's safety, not of what other people will think.
And by the way, thank you for putting in your location. It is nice to know that where you are is where I want to buy my fresh lobsters from every now and then. 'Used to go to Boston for that...where you are is a good place...
And by the way, thank you for putting in your location. It is nice to know that where you are is where I want to buy my fresh lobsters from every now and then. 'Used to go to Boston for that...where you are is a good place...
You need to KNOW the law in your state pertaining to displaying a weapon. In my state, open carry is legal so just uncovering the concealed weapon is not violating any laws. I wear a cover vest/shirt and have gone as far as to brush the cover back and discreetly grip my pistol. Whether the other person involved knew I did this is unknown and the situation ended w/o further action.
gyrospinup
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If I was walking to my truck in a dark parking lot at 2am and seen somebody coming towards me when there was no othere vehicle in the area that could be his. I would yell at him to stop or stay away. If he kept coming after ignoring my command and disobeyed a second command to stop or change direction, I would pull on him. I would take a few steps backwards to show that I was attempting to retreat in case there are cameras. If he keeps coming with a gun drawn on him, he apparently means to harm and is all whacked out on something.
localgirl
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I do think there are times when brandishing can be an effective deterrent, but like other have said, you better be willing to follow through. By that I mean, you only do it when your life is in danger and the next logical step is to shoot. Truth is, everyone is going to have a better day if you DON'T have to put a bullet in someone. And even if it was a brandish, yes, ALWAYS call the police, otherwise you end up being the "guy who threatened me with a gun."
Washington is also an open carry state. Unless specific conditions were met, your display of your firearm in that manner would still violate RCW 9.41.270, even though open carry is legal in Washington, if the situation was not where you would have been justified in also shooting in self-defense:
A person must be very careful and KNOW their state laws inside and out, including case law, if they are going to display their gun for the purpose of intimidating anyone....even the person who appears to be on the brink of committing a criminal act.
Almost_Blameless
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...or perhaps he is deaf, or perhaps been hit in the head by some other bad guy and not able to acertain what you are saying..... you gonna shoot a guy for walking towards you in the dark??
Deserteagle
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Ive been called a lot of names for this and a few people argue with me non-stop for saying this, but here it goes:
Do not pull your gun unless you intend to use it. Otherwise it is called brandishing or menacing. A gun is not to scare people. However if you pull your gun and in those 2 seconds the bad guy backs off, then good, reholster and call 911. Do not wave your gun around, point it at people, or otherwise show your gun unless your life is in immediate danger and only a bullet will save your life.
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Do not pull your gun unless you intend to use it. Otherwise it is called brandishing or menacing. A gun is not to scare people. However if you pull your gun and in those 2 seconds the bad guy backs off, then good, reholster and call 911. Do not wave your gun around, point it at people, or otherwise show your gun unless your life is in immediate danger and only a bullet will save your life.
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Firefighterchen
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I have nothing against what you just said
I do remember though, the previous posts being an absolute (ie: I will never pull my gun unless I pull the trigger too) kind of deal.In the OP, he states in his hypothetical situation he is forced to pull his firearm in self defense. That right there tells me, in the hypothetical situation, there is no other option. In this case, the intent should be to stop the threat by any means necessary (aka shooting till the threat stops). If the threat stops before the trigger is pulled, the firearm has done it's job, because you (anyone) did your job. I would consider it brandishing if he had another option or he was not forced to draw in the first place, but drew anyway. The intent of drawing should never be to scare away the person, that reaction [giving up scared] should always be a side effect of truly defending yourself (aka drawing with all intentions of pulling the trigger).
Adhering strictly to the parameters of your scenario and not considering any legalities, do you honestly believe a "violent criminal" will call the police and tell them that as he was about to perpetrate a crime on your person, you brandished your weapon and frightened him? Personally I wouldn't be to concerned about repercussions from a criminal filling a police report.
crowsnake
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I've made a reach for "something" once, placed my hand near my waist when approached by someone questionable. He had some brains, and changed his posture and plan when I changed mine. (I imagine I probably took a shooting stance as I reached planting my feet) most BG's know what you are doing & don't want 2 go there. I had 3 little dogs attached to my belt so my hands were free. He walked up aggressively I reached he said have a nice day and walked back the way he came.
Point is don't draw unless you have too. If he had continued I might have had too. But I didn't. The dogs would have done their best to trip him up. But I wasn't the easy mark most ppl with 3 dogs would be. Don't go around fake drawing either. Only do it if you intend to follow threw. If they run let um.
Point is don't draw unless you have too. If he had continued I might have had too. But I didn't. The dogs would have done their best to trip him up. But I wasn't the easy mark most ppl with 3 dogs would be. Don't go around fake drawing either. Only do it if you intend to follow threw. If they run let um.
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