Originally Posted by potter

He should be arrested for brandishing the weapon.

You don't pull out a gun unless you are going to shoot. It's like rule #1 with guns, and if he's taken any training / safety courses then he should have known that. He should simply know that since he is a gun owner and is carrying it in public. Oh, and what the hell was he doing with a gun in a bar? I can only assume he hadn't been drinking right? Because otherwise he was breaking the law (a second time).

I dunno, seems like your friend is stupid and or is going to get himself killed. You know the issue with pulling out a gun to deescalate a situation? It doesn't deescalate it, it only escalates it and second it will get you killed. If anyone every pulled out a gun and someone else had theirs on them, they'd be dead if they didn't pull the trigger. Someone pulls out a gun it instantly means the opposition's life is in danger, end of story. Your friend is an idiot.

I carry every day and I'd never pull it out unless it was to use it, and the situation was to the point my life was in danger and someone needed to die for me to live.

Guns are for protection of your life, not scaring people...