In our part of the country several idiots have been arrested and charged with "Terrorist Threat" for intentionally pointing a gun at someone without even firing a shot. One couple of years ago did this and was fined and put on probation. He violated probation. He was remanded and sent to prison for a 10 year sentence. "And they walk among us..."RKirkwood wrote:There is a chance he will go and call the police.
TPC §46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE
HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place in a manner calculated to cause alarm and not pursuant to a justified use of force or threat of force as described in Chapter 9.
BUT
Chapter 9 of the penal code says:
Sec. 9.04. THREATS AS JUSTIFIABLE FORCE. The threat of force is justified when the use of force is justified by this chapter. For purposes of this section, a threat to cause death or serious bodily injury by the production of a weapon or otherwise, as long as the actor's purpose is limited to creating an apprehension that he will use deadly force if necessary, does not constitute the use of deadly force.
There are many other that may be able to explain this better.
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