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brightball
4y ago
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Fwiw, pointing a gun at somebody is considered brandishing a firearm and is illegal. At least that's what I was told by an instructor years ago.
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quickthrower2
4y ago
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I think I read on HN (!) that it is also assault.
lliamander
4y ago
IANAL, but this is correct[1].
Battery
is when you actually hurt the other person.
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https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Assault
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