I have read several threads where the original topic of discussion is completely lost in the secondary argument that generates from the definition some people have of 'brandishing' a weapon.
So my question is "what is brandishing and what is defense?"
My concept of brandishing is exposing your weapon for no particular reason. Like throwing your pistol on the dashboard while you're drive downtown just so you don't have any 'trouble'.
It has been said many times by many posters that when in a confrontation that you fear is going to escalate to a level you really don't want it to, you extract your weapon from holster to plain sight of the opposition. Now I'm not talking about a situation where a loud driver yells at you for taking what he thinks is 'his' parking space.
I'm talking about a confrontation where you think you could suffer bodily harm if the situation goes any further. So I draw my weapon and the opposition sees the weapon and retreats.
Did I brandish or did I defend?
And let's act like the adults we're supposed to be and try to keep the name calling to a minimum.
So my question is "what is brandishing and what is defense?"
My concept of brandishing is exposing your weapon for no particular reason. Like throwing your pistol on the dashboard while you're drive downtown just so you don't have any 'trouble'.
It has been said many times by many posters that when in a confrontation that you fear is going to escalate to a level you really don't want it to, you extract your weapon from holster to plain sight of the opposition. Now I'm not talking about a situation where a loud driver yells at you for taking what he thinks is 'his' parking space.
I'm talking about a confrontation where you think you could suffer bodily harm if the situation goes any further. So I draw my weapon and the opposition sees the weapon and retreats.
Did I brandish or did I defend?
And let's act like the adults we're supposed to be and try to keep the name calling to a minimum.