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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).
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As a firearms trainer/instructor/range safety officer, I'd like to say that you don't know WTF you are talking about.
Everything you said in that paragraph is incorrect. I'm licensed to carry in 34 states and I carry every day of my life, in bars, out of bars....No difference in the primary states I carry in.
Like Anthony, I've had the need to pull my gun twice and did not shoot.
Obviously laws will differ from State to State. In Oregon, if a guy is brandishing a weapon and you pull yours then it's all good...BUT, if he then lowers his weapon, you are required by law to lowers yours, not shoot him. Either way, if you do shoot, you're most likely going to end up with a civil if not a criminal case and like Seth Manson said, I'm not trying to spend any time in jail or shell out money for attorneys if I can avoid it.