We burn a lot of electrons discussing when it's appropriate to draw here and in Legal. There is an interesting case playing out in Las Vegas right now where an occupant of a pick up drew on a group of motorcyclists at a red light. There was no violence, in fact both parties called 911 on each other, but no arrests were made and no charges have been filed...yet.
http://news.yahoo.com/driver-pulled-gun-bikers-says-210800893.html
Link to the Inside Edition Video: http://bcove.me/rgj953jm
Looks like Aggravated Assault to me. Of course you can't tell a lot from a news report.
http://news.yahoo.com/driver-pulled-gun-bikers-says-210800893.html
Driver Who Pulled Gun on Bikers Says He Felt Threatened: 'I Was Surrounded'
By Inside Edition
23 hours ago
The driver of a pick-up truck who pulled a gun on a biker says he felt threatened after being surrounded by the motorcyclist and his friends on wheels.
Driver Ricky Thornton spoke to INSIDE EDITION about what he was thinking during the incident at an intersection outside Las Vegas.
“I don't know if that man has a gun on his hip or not and I’m not taking any chances,” he said.
In footage posted on YouTube by the biker, some of the group can be seen doing stunts.
“They were on both sides of my vehicle, and behind me, and I didn't really feel comfortable with it,” Thornton said.
Thornton told IE he was reminded of the videotaped 2013 confrontation in New York City, when a fearful driver and his family were surrounded by bikers on the West Side Highway.
The scared driver hit the gas to get away and was later beaten by some of the bikers.
Thornton's showdown with the biker happened at a red light when a man with the camera knocked on the window on the passenger door.
Thornton said the knock startled him. “I pulled out my gun and put it up. I've been trained to use it. I have a concealed handgun license. I have seen too many horror stories about stuff like this going on," he said.
He said he didn’t overreact because “half the motorcyclists here in Vegas are wearing guns on their hip.”
Both men filed police reports against each other, and cops are now investigating the incident.
Link to the Inside Edition Video: http://bcove.me/rgj953jm
Looks like Aggravated Assault to me. Of course you can't tell a lot from a news report.