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Old 03-07-2020, 09:46 PM
 
Location: Macon, Georgia
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Old 03-09-2020, 10:20 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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Long overdue. It shouldn't be a felony to be holding a firearm.
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Old 03-09-2020, 01:22 PM
 
Location: Jonesboro
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Long overdue. It shouldn't be a felony to be holding a firearm.

Whether "brandishing a gun" should be legal or not should depend entirely upon the circumstances of where, why & how it's brandished.

As such the above statement of opinion fails to take into account any possible limiting circumstances & therefore must be rejected given it's failure to do so.
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Old 03-09-2020, 03:27 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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Whether "brandishing a gun" should be legal or not should depend entirely upon the circumstances of where, why & how it's brandished.

As such the above statement of opinion fails to take into account any possible limiting circumstances & therefore must be rejected given it's failure to do so.
“My argument is: just because I have a weapon on my person and I show that weapon, I should not be charged with a felony — a 20-year felony — for simply brandishing my firearm in my attempt to de-escalate what I consider a situation where I felt threatened,” Harper said.

The deciding factor appears to be if it is pointed
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Old 03-10-2020, 09:33 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Should be one thing to show a fire arm if violence has ensued or is imminent. To walk into a bar holding a pistol in hand when there is no threat of violence is simply unreasonable, irresponsible and, frankly, idiotic.
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Old 03-10-2020, 10:32 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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Should be one thing to show a fire arm if violence has ensued or is imminent. To walk into a bar holding a pistol in hand when there is no threat of violence is simply unreasonable, irresponsible and, frankly, idiotic.
That's private property and the owner can allow, or not.
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Old 03-10-2020, 12:21 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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That's private property and the owner can allow, or not.
Regardless, there should be a law against such stupidly childish and threatening behavior.
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Old 03-10-2020, 12:32 PM
 
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Part of being a responsible gun owner is not to casually brandish your weapon.
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Old 03-10-2020, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Part of being a responsible gun owner is not to casually brandish your weapon.
Ha! You are assuming the vast majority of folks are responsible. Not so.
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Old 03-10-2020, 06:07 PM
 
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Ha! You are assuming the vast majority of folks are responsible. Not so.
Most people who purchase and register their guns are responsible. Maybe not so much for the wannabe gangstas.
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