utbagpiper
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Ok we here all know that there is no such thing as "brandishing" in Utah. I expect he was actually charged under 76-10-506, Threatening with a weapon during fight or quarrel. And he claims he never brandished his firearm. Story on KSL.com at http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=5293638.
Regardless, his permit is now suspended and if convicted will be revoked. He has a costly legal fight on his hands. And he has given permit holders and gun owners in general a bad name.
A couple of things to remember here:
1-Don't draw or display a weapon without legal cause;
2-VICTIMS call police; If you draw a gun, call the police to report what the other guy did to justify you doing so;
3-If the other guy calls first, makes a claim about you drawing or "brandishing" AND if he can ID your gun (or make a reasoned guess, "medium sized black"), you are going to have some serious explaining to do.
I would suggest that in a car, with that license plate on it and so easy to ID you, and with people be able to get upset so easily, that a firearm NOT be carried in such a way as to be easily observed by other drivers. The holster on the dash might be perfectly legal, but I think it is asking for trouble. Get a permit and conceal. Or case it out of sight. Or figure out some way to have it not be concealed by NOT be visible to the hot head, nervous nelly, or anyone else who pulls up along side you or who decides you've cut him off.
Charles
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Ok we here all know that there is no such thing as "brandishing" in Utah. I expect he was actually charged under 76-10-506, Threatening with a weapon during fight or quarrel. And he claims he never brandished his firearm. Story on KSL.com at http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=5293638.
Regardless, his permit is now suspended and if convicted will be revoked. He has a costly legal fight on his hands. And he has given permit holders and gun owners in general a bad name.
A couple of things to remember here:
1-Don't draw or display a weapon without legal cause;
2-VICTIMS call police; If you draw a gun, call the police to report what the other guy did to justify you doing so;
3-If the other guy calls first, makes a claim about you drawing or "brandishing" AND if he can ID your gun (or make a reasoned guess, "medium sized black"), you are going to have some serious explaining to do.
I would suggest that in a car, with that license plate on it and so easy to ID you, and with people be able to get upset so easily, that a firearm NOT be carried in such a way as to be easily observed by other drivers. The holster on the dash might be perfectly legal, but I think it is asking for trouble. Get a permit and conceal. Or case it out of sight. Or figure out some way to have it not be concealed by NOT be visible to the hot head, nervous nelly, or anyone else who pulls up along side you or who decides you've cut him off.
Charles
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