Another umpire assaulted

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

He didn't point it, he just pulled it out of his bag.

And since when do they jail people for handguns in Texas? I lived there 10 years and knew few people who weren't packing 24/7. Friggin' gun capital of the United States.

Steve, this is real bad advice as this can be a certain jail sentence in some States. Here in CT, even if you have a State permit to carry a concealed weapon, you cannot use it to threaten someone.

Let's say that you are having a heated discussion with me (here in CT). I am wearing a jacket and in the course of the discussion, I slide my hands so that my jacket opens and rest my hands on my hips. My right hand naturally rests on the butt of my revolver as we continue to "discuss" the issue. I have just threatened you with my weapon, even though I never drew it and even though it was a perfectly natural action! A friend of mine spent 3 days in lockup and received a 90 day suspended sentence for doing just this. I was present for the arrest and was present for the hearing. The judge explained that my friend "threatened" the other party by simply resting his hand on the butt of the .38 and it was witnessed by others at the drinking establishment. The law here says that this constituted pulling the weapon and up here (as in many other places) if you pull your weapon, you had better use it!

Sounds stupid but in different States, the laws for weapons can very tremendously. That incident was a lesson for me in that it doesn't matter if you are legal (having a permit) or not, the law is not on your side at all. That is unless you are in Texas and witness your neighbor's house being robbed and you have 911 on the line while you blow the perpetrators away with a 12 gauge! Heh, heh, heh!