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You guys know what they teach in gun-handling, self-defense, police and military gun training, right?
Don't point the barrel of the gun towards a person unless you are going to shoot, is the rule.
Now, that's an idealized rule, but it is still the rule I was taught, and you will find that rule everywhere.
That means, if you are going to ready a pistol for self defense, you hold it in the down or up position, until you decide to fire. Then you instantly extend the piostol into your chosen firing position. At that point you can still decide not to fire, but you should not extend into firing position until you have already decided you are ready to shoot.
So, it depends a bit on what you mean by brandish. Holding the gun in an up or down position, but visible, is proper technique, and is showing the gun to prevent attack.
Now, nobody expects the typical american gun owner to be properly trained. But it sounds like whoever was telling the guy "don't point" was training in one of the classic schools.
Waving the gun around like a gangster or a fake cop on tv with a plastic gun, is incorrect technique.
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