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Each state defines what they consider brandishing or assault...What is legal, is what the beat cop that comes on the scene says is legal to do.
That is absolutely a true statement... I have several statements that I drop quite often....
Here's a little 'speezack' advice... free and worth every penny.
1. "Just because it is legal, doesn't make it right...
and visa-verse."
2. "Just because it is in the code of the state does not make it enforceable"
3. "Many judges legislate from the bench, rather than judge."
4. "You ain't in Kansas anymore."
5. "State laws although state wide, differ within each jurisdiction."
6. "THE RULE OF THUMB IS... THERE IS NO RULE OF THUMB."Always remember that everyone is consumed by their own personal station in life and each sincerely believes that they are the consummate authority on whatever position they hold... power and control are the key words and whomever, wherever or whatever you are attempting to accomplish will ultimately be influenced by the lowest common denominator involved... court clerks, prison guards and yes... even bondsmen and recovery people... will endeavor to make you believe that they know more than the highest judge... and you better know how to handle that scenario cause it will come up daily in this business.
and the last one that I say all the time....................
"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain" but in reality and reading between the lines... you DO understand that I actually mean... "You had better damn well, pay attention to the man behind the curtain... cause that is where everything will probably come from...."
Do not go into a situation with blinders on... a horse uses them well, us humans need to be fully aware in order to survive in life...
I have a book to recommend, "The Art of War" written hundreds of years ago by Sun Tzu... who
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"suggests the importance of positioning in strategy and that position is affected both by objective conditions in the physical environment and the subjective opinions of competitive actors in that environment."
... read the above quote and give it some deep thought, then read the book and put it on your shelf for future reference.
Sorry to get a bit over on this but it is so, so important in our business... I think these words do apply to the original question, "showing their gun"... ok, I'm done.