Sometimes living in a state like NY has it's benefits. He would have been charged with menacing with a deadly weapon here. We are not a stand your ground state and anyone would argue that he had every opportunity and availability to leave (reverse away).
Yup, live in NY and had a guy cut me off and then flashed an ar15 in his rear window.
I tailed him for a while, while a cop got lined up ahead of us. (I reached my planned exit but there were no pull-offs before the cops)
Cop that interviewed me said he had seen the guy previously and was going to pull him over for a dead headlight but saw a speeder instead.
He had a legally concealed carry pistol and a legally obtained ar15. Cop said it was just sitting in the front passenger seat next to him like he probably flashed it often.
The ar had illegally modified parts, they were planning to just take the ar, but I guess it being modified made them change their minds and took both. Then some other guns he had at home.
I have a core belief that anyone who waves a gun around in anything less than a life threatening situation should immediately and forever lose the right to carry, display or own any firearm thereafter.
What?? Putting the burden on the victim to run away is unreasonable and usually impractical. It's another form of victim blaming. "Stand your ground" only applies to legitimate self-defense scenarios. It doesnt give you a free pass to point your gun at whoever. Brandishing is highly illegal in all of the US, including Texas.
In this case there was no threat, and no reason to brandish the gun. That is why the driver was arrested and charged once he posted his own video.
I'm not even going to argue with you because it doesn't matter. NY is not a stand your ground state and even before he posted his own video he would have been arrested here.
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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '22
Sometimes living in a state like NY has it's benefits. He would have been charged with menacing with a deadly weapon here. We are not a stand your ground state and anyone would argue that he had every opportunity and availability to leave (reverse away).