jimmyalbrecht said:
Hindsight is 20/20. Maybe you should have given no indication that you had a weapon, but the situation was diffused with no one being harmed, so what does it matter? Learn and move on. This guy is like the armchair quarterback or the backseat driver. It is really easy to know exactly what to do when sitting at home behind your keyboard.
He said he placed his hand on his pistol... Having his hands in a ready state and being prepared is completely different than having his hand on his pistol which is extremely aggressive (offensive gesture), as well as speaking of putting "5 rounds in their chest" is also threatening speech (abusive or vulgar?) and pending on his state or jurisdiction could be charged with Disorderly Conduct.
This is my entire point. I'm glad he didn't draw.
I'm highly educated on my local gun laws, not an armchair quarterback.
Example: Texas Handgun Laws 2011-2012 (pg 39 of 72)
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/internetforms/forms/chl-16.pdf
PC §42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
(a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly:
(1) uses abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, and the language by its very utterance tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;
(2) makes an offensive gesture or display in a public place, and the gesture or display tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace;
(3) (not relevant)
(4) abuses or threatens a person in a public place in an obviously offensive manner;
(5) (not relevant)
(6) fights with another in a public place;
(7) (not relevant)
(8 ) displays a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm;