Well - I just got thru reading the "Tired of having guns pointed at me..." Thread.
Quite an interesting read.
FWIW pointing a firearm at someone loaded or unloaded can be either a misdemeanor or a felony offense. Oklahoma has such laws and I'd bet most other states do too. In Oklahoma the law regarding that issue reads:
§21-1279.
MISDEMEANOR POINTING A FIREARM
Except for an act of self-defense, it shall be unlawful for any person
to point any pistol or any other deadly weapon whether loaded or not,
at any other person or persons. Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable as provided in Section 1280 of this title.
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section after
having been issued a concealed handgun license pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Sections 1 through 25 of
this act, may be subject to an administrative violation as provided in
Section 1280 of this title.
What that means is if you point a gun at someone in OK you are guilty of a misdemeanor offense unless you are defending yourself. Call the cops.
In OK pointing a gun at someone can escalate to the level of felony under some circumstances:
§21-1289.16. Felony pointing firearms.
FELONY POINTING FIREARMS
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or without lawful cause point a shotgun, rifle or pistol, or any deadly weapon, whether loaded or not, at any person or persons for the purpose of threatening or with the intention of discharging the firearm or with any malice or for any purpose of injuring, either through physical injury or mental or emotional intimidation or for purposes of whimsy, humor or prank...
(Emphasis Mine)
There are exceptions to the above law listed in the law itself but none apply to a situation where a nut-job points a gun at you in a gunstore or at a gunshow.
It is possible that pointing a firearm in a gunstore at a customer could be considered whimsy. If the pointer continues pointing after asked not to then the mental or emotional intimidation aspects might apply.
Moral of the story - call the cops. If that doesn't get the message across to the miscreant nothing will.
AND I'd bet having the police show up at a gunstore would get the management's attention if nothing else.
Quite an interesting read.
FWIW pointing a firearm at someone loaded or unloaded can be either a misdemeanor or a felony offense. Oklahoma has such laws and I'd bet most other states do too. In Oklahoma the law regarding that issue reads:
§21-1279.
MISDEMEANOR POINTING A FIREARM
Except for an act of self-defense, it shall be unlawful for any person
to point any pistol or any other deadly weapon whether loaded or not,
at any other person or persons. Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable as provided in Section 1280 of this title.
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section after
having been issued a concealed handgun license pursuant to the
provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Sections 1 through 25 of
this act, may be subject to an administrative violation as provided in
Section 1280 of this title.
What that means is if you point a gun at someone in OK you are guilty of a misdemeanor offense unless you are defending yourself. Call the cops.
In OK pointing a gun at someone can escalate to the level of felony under some circumstances:
§21-1289.16. Felony pointing firearms.
FELONY POINTING FIREARMS
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or without lawful cause point a shotgun, rifle or pistol, or any deadly weapon, whether loaded or not, at any person or persons for the purpose of threatening or with the intention of discharging the firearm or with any malice or for any purpose of injuring, either through physical injury or mental or emotional intimidation or for purposes of whimsy, humor or prank...
(Emphasis Mine)
There are exceptions to the above law listed in the law itself but none apply to a situation where a nut-job points a gun at you in a gunstore or at a gunshow.
It is possible that pointing a firearm in a gunstore at a customer could be considered whimsy. If the pointer continues pointing after asked not to then the mental or emotional intimidation aspects might apply.
Moral of the story - call the cops. If that doesn't get the message across to the miscreant nothing will.
AND I'd bet having the police show up at a gunstore would get the management's attention if nothing else.