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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/06/ralph-norman-loaded-gun-507288Rep. Ralph Norman pulled out a loaded pistol while discussing gun-violence prevention during a meeting with constituents in South Carolina on Friday, according to several advocacy group members in attendance.
The episode was brought to light by volunteers for the South Carolina chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, who said in a news release that the lawmaker laid out a loaded firearm while discussing gun safety at an event in Rock Hill.
According to the group, the pistol was left out for several minutes while Norman kept telling his constituents that the presence of the gun made them safer.
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wow...So now the Reps are gonna start openly intimidating the public?
The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)Mariana
(14,858 posts)It's illegal in most places to draw a gun and display it like that in public, because it is inherently threatening.
magicarpet
(14,155 posts)"Brandishing or improper exhibition or defensive display or unlawful display (or whatever your state and jurisdiction calls it) depends specifically on your state and jurisdiction. Very generally, however, for an operating definition brandishing means to display, show, wave, or exhibit the firearm in a manner which another person might find threatening. You can see how widely and differently this can be subjectively interpreted by different reasonable individuals and entities. The crime can actually be committed in some states by not even pointing a firearm at someone. In some states its a Misdemeanor crime and in others a Felony. So, focus, think rationally, know your states law, and be careful out there.