TFred
Regular Member
This article on the Free Lance-Star web page today mentions that a 16 year old was charged with brandishing, but does not explicitly say that the suspect was in possession of a gun.
A commenter observed that one may be charged with brandishing even if they do not have a gun, and a quick read of the code shows that it says "any firearm [...] or any object similar in appearance", which would seem to support such a conclusion, if the person were holding their hand, "gun style" under a shirt or jacket.
So my question is, does anyone know of any case where a person has actually been convicted of brandishing their finger?
TFred
A commenter observed that one may be charged with brandishing even if they do not have a gun, and a quick read of the code shows that it says "any firearm [...] or any object similar in appearance", which would seem to support such a conclusion, if the person were holding their hand, "gun style" under a shirt or jacket.
So my question is, does anyone know of any case where a person has actually been convicted of brandishing their finger?
TFred