abode: RCW 9.41.270 MAKES AN EXCEPTION that this law does not apply to a person's "abode" or fixed place of business
the RCW does not define abode.
i had a friend do some research, and from what he was able to find, there is case law saying one's front porch is one's abode, but one's YARD is not
iow, you cannot get charged under RCW 9.41.270 if you are INSIDE your house, or on your front porch
presumably, standing on your front porch, waving your gun around like a fool (pants on the ground, pants on the ground) would not be actionable under 9.41.270
not that i recommend this.
it's still stupid, reckless, just plain WRONG, and if the gun was LOADED, i suspect something like reckless endangerment, etc. might be applicable
note also that a CPL is not needed to carry concealed in your residence either.
one more point. WA does not have a law making it illegal to carry while intoxicated. note WA does not even have a crime called "public intoxication"
however, if one is caught DUI with a firearm, under the law , it can be seized
presumably, if one was staggering down the street with a pistol (drunk), one could run afould of 9.41.270 since it could arguably : under circumstances, and at a time and place that either manifests an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.
be considered behavior that "warrants alarm for the safety of other persons". an intoxicated person cannot safely retain their firearm, nor make good shoot/don't shoot decisions, so i think that's an issue people should be concerned with
of course nobody should ever carry a firearm while intoxicated ANYWAY.
the guy who researched the case law about "abode" meaning for this statute is a prosecutor and pretty knowledgeable.