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I've had many panhandlers take a step towards me after I shook my head "no." They were just giving it a 2nd try, not being threatening or aggressive. I could be legally over the top if, in that situation, I exposed my weapon and yelled at him to "STOP!!!" So you would have to be careful about exactly what was going on - his manner, his expression, what he was saying, etc.

Keep follow-up in mind as well. Suppose he hadn't stopped? Suppose he'd kept coming and said "hey, man, I'm really broke..."? Since you had yelled at him to stop and were clearly implying that you would shoot if he didn't, would you have drawn and blown his head off? Suppose he'd said "forget you, man, go ahead and shoot me!" What would you have done next?

"CHL holder kills unarmed homeless man asking for spare change." A prosecutor could have a field day with that, not to mention the Moms. Anyway, be careful out there. You came out of this one OK, but you were walking a very fine line.