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Originally Posted by Rick Lee
I don't know if I would have drawn down on the guy, though I'm sure I'd have been totally legally justified in doing so. .
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Generally speaking it would be unlikely that you would have been justified unless you were pinned in an area of the store where you or others in immediate danger could not get past the guy and get out of harms way. In most circumstances you need to be an unwilling participant; hence if the guy was futzing with it while his back was turned to you and you had every opportunity to retreat- you would likely be in hot water if you opted to hold him at gunpoint.
That said had you done so it would also be unlikely you would have been hit with an assault charge for drawing on the guy, given what he was doing.
Now if he had pointed it at someone, that may be different...