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Post by kmoien on Jun 10, 2003 23:11:39 GMT -5
Okay, brief version of a really long story. A guy I met at the autoparts store by my house was packing a Glock and it was pretty visible. I was packing and my firearm was not visible at all. One of the young women at the parts counter freaked out and called the police, unbeknownst to us as we conversed in the middle of the parts store. The police showed up, were very cool, collected and professional. They asked for his CPL and thanked us for our time after getting our names. A few days later the local police called me. They wanted to question me as a witness to the "brandishing" of a weapon at the parts store. I assumed he had gone back and made a scene or some such stupid nonsense. This is not the case, the young womans parents pressured the prosecutor to pursue charges because the young woman "felt threatened" by seeing the firearm. The detective doesn't think anything will come of it, but then again why the hell did it even get this far?
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Post by tddude on Jun 11, 2003 0:47:42 GMT -5
the parts guy is supposed to keep it concealed. That's the point. Guns make people nervous. Like it or not, it's a fact of life that we have to deal with.
Keep it covered and avoid the hassle.
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Post by Callahan on Jun 11, 2003 16:07:22 GMT -5
I know "brandishing" sounds like you drew a pistol and waved it in the air, but it is the legal term in many states' CCL statutes to describe the failure to conceal your handgun. You reach up for a can of asparagus off the top shelf at the grocery store, your shirt rides up and folks see your gun and holster, you are brandishing.
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Post by kmoien on Jun 12, 2003 0:20:03 GMT -5
I was just flipping through the Revised Code of Washington and it doesn't spell it out but I can see that it's an issue. It'll be interesting to see if anything comes of it after all. I'll have to be extra careful myself.
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Post by drag0n on Jun 22, 2003 20:49:34 GMT -5
wow thats insane..i am glad i live in AZ where Open Carry is allowed. Geez if I see someone with a gun who cares? Unless the guy has it in his hand and is pointing it around its like anything else.
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Post by kmoien on Jun 26, 2003 18:17:39 GMT -5
Update: Charges dropped.  Prosecutor gave up. |
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Post by skt666 on Jun 26, 2003 19:37:49 GMT -5
congrats!!!!!!!
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Post by kmoien on Jun 26, 2003 22:46:43 GMT -5
No congratulations necessary. It wasn't my hide on the line, nor was I the one responsible for the prosecutors decision. Luckily the guy that was about to get seriously chapped by the judicial system gets off with a verbal warning.
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Post by drag0n on Jun 28, 2003 0:05:21 GMT -5
Then what was the point of even trying? Was it just to appease the parents?
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Post by kmoien on Jun 28, 2003 2:11:22 GMT -5
Perhaps. It's the reason I posted here in case someone with a similar experience had seen the issue through. If you feel like someone is threatening you with a baseball bat, then that person threatened you with a baseball bat (whether they meant to or not). At least that's the way most of my states laws seem to be. In practice however, it seems like common sense is used more often than not.  |
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Post by drag0n on Jun 29, 2003 23:37:26 GMT -5
Yeah like here we can open carry, I have seen it quite a few times. I never gave it a second thought. If someone has their gun out and is waving it around I'd see that as dangerous and call 911. but in a holster  I wonder also if common sense is used. |
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