Would this be considered brandishing?

[Arkangel86]

My house has a courtyard that is completely closed off by a gate, by completely i mean you cant hop the gate, it extends to an archway in the roofline.

Hypothetically, If i were to get someone ringing the bell in the wee hours of the morning and came out with a rifle slung over my shoulder, would that be brandishing?

[Dee_Dub]

would you be doing this in a threatening manner?

[CWDraco]

If you have a firearm on you that the person can see, and its there to intimidate or as a show of force, Yes.

Remember a guy was just arrested for walking out of his house with a handgun in a holster to ask Corrections Officers to move the convicts away from his house.

Displaying a firearm carried with you, "just in case" you need it, isn't legal in CA. Conceal it.

Oh and warning shots are illegal too, as per many LEO and DA. It means you were not in enough fear of your life to meet the requirement to discharge a firearm. If you fear your life is in danger, you shoot the threat directly.

[AAShooter]

Why would you answer your door?

[DFence]

My house has a courtyard that is completely closed off by a gate, by completely i mean you cant hop the gate, it extends to an archway in the roofline.

Hypothetically, If i were to get someone ringing the bell in the wee hours of the morning and came out with a rifle slung over my shoulder, would that be brandishing?

To put it simply....yes.

[Arkangel86]

No not in a threatening manner

I thought maybe since it was behind a locked door with no public access it might be the same as carrying inside my house.


would it be different in I had a handgun holstered?


this is just a question out of curiosity guys

[Oksana]

Why would you answer your door?

Because like many here he's got an itch to be rambo?

[Arkangel86]

Because like many here he's got an itch to be rambo?

No not at all, Im in the business of saving lives, and hope to never have to take one.


I was just wondering if it would be considered the same as being inside my house. I know some people holster a pistol while in their house (I do not), so If I am in my court yard behind a locked door that you cannot enter without a key, I thought it may be one in the same...

and if it was, would there be a difference between a holstered pistol and a slung rifle...

[Bill Carson]

Why would you answer your door?

This

[AAShooter]

In general, if you are not expected (regardless of time) you will not get me to answer the door. People I know have a phone number to give me a call. This is especially true when it is a situation of low-light or viability. If you are pounding on my door after 10PM, the police will be contacted in most cases.

[Arkangel86]

In general, if you are not expected (regardless of time) you will not get me to answer the door. People I know have a phone number to give me a call. This is especially true when it is a situation of low-light or viability. If you are pounding on my door after 10PM, the police will be contacted in most cases.

Well around these parts, no answer at the door makes people think noone is home, you can guess what happens next.

Lets not get off topic about answering a door or not, that was not my question.

[AAShooter]

Well around these parts, no answer at the door makes people think noone is home, you can guess what happens next.

Lets not get off topic about answering a door or not, that was not my question.

Fair enough. Noone home . . . bring it. Surprise.

Sorry for the distraction.

[JohnCCW]

Requires display in a threatening manner. On your shoulder is a no.
That goes for a holstered sidearm as well.

I've ridden motorcycle with a slung rifle.

[Burbur]

I am waiting for a case where a homeowner is observed, through a window, with a gun and is then charged with brandishing. If it hasn't happened yet, I expect it soon.

[negolien]

My house has a courtyard that is completely closed off by a gate, by completely i mean you cant hop the gate, it extends to an archway in the roofline.

Hypothetically, If i were to get someone ringing the bell in the wee hours of the morning and came out with a rifle slung over my shoulder, would that be brandishing?