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I went out in my pajama bottoms with a pistol in my hand, and yelled, "What the h### are you doing?"
QUOTE: "Except under very rare circumstances, that would be an exceedingly unwise thing to do, for several reasons."
I agree 100%, OldMarksman. There's almost never a reason to simply brandish a firearm to "scare" or "warn" someone away. Such foolishness is almost as bad as firing a warning shot.
A gun is drawn only when your life or limb or that of another is in imminent danger. And in that circumstance, you shoot immediately to stop the threat, with no warnings given, verbal or otherwise.
I went out in my pajama bottoms with a pistol in my hand, and yelled, "What the h### are you doing?"
QUOTE: "Except under very rare circumstances, that would be an exceedingly unwise thing to do, for several reasons."
I agree 100%, OldMarksman. There's almost never a reason to simply brandish a firearm to "scare" or "warn" someone away. Such foolishness is almost as bad as firing a warning shot.
A gun is drawn only when your life or limb or that of another is in imminent danger. And in that circumstance, you shoot immediately to stop the threat, with no warnings given, verbal or otherwise.