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Heartland Patriot wrote: Wouldn't threatening the use of a firearm be the threat of DEADLY force, not simply force, in and of itself? If they refused to move their car, the next step should have been to call law enforcement. Operating under the premise that this scenario of "terminating trespass" was what actually occurred, of course.

Sec. 9.04. THREATS AS JUSTIFIABLE FORCE. The threat of force is justified when the use of force is justified by this chapter. For purposes of this section, a threat to cause death or serious bodily injury by the production of a weapon or otherwise, as long as the actor's purpose is limited to creating an apprehension that he will use deadly force if necessary, does not constitute the use of deadly force.