[quote=scaredyclassic]i am willing to bet cash that many people who report using a gun successfully in selfdefense are actually guilty of an assault witha deadly weapon or perhaps a brandishing during some incident.
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Forgot to address this… I think you’re right. They are probably brandishing weapons during some sort of “incident.” The question is whether or not it would have remained a simple “incident” if they didn’t use/brandish a gun. There’s a significant likelihood that it would have escalated if not for the weapon.