i read on another post that someone was charged with "brandishing", what's the deal?
the reason i ask is: one year ago, my Jeep got vandalized, nothing stolen. ticked me right off, cops said good luck, buy another window - fair enough. since then, i have installed a video camera which tapes at night, but i can keep an eye on my driveway via picture-in-picture. sure enough, two weeks ago, a guy came sauntering down the sidewalk (after 12:00 am) and i thought nothing of it, untill he slowed, stopped, and peeked in the window of my girlfriends car! i guess he was looking for a CD player or something to come back for. by the time i ran down the stairs, and flung the door open, he was gone. i later thought of what would i have said, anyway? "get the ---- out of here" came to mind, but the guy was clearly bigger than me - so i thought maybe if he saw the old 12 guage, he would LISTEN to my request, and never return.
IF i said get the --- out of here, while holding a gun, could he call the cops and have ME arrested??? also, do you all think that this would be a prudent course of action to begin with? thanx in advance!