And I disagree. He KNEW they were AC repairmen, according to his post.KBCraig wrote:Trespassers (outnumbering you 2-1) refusing to leave and displaying a hostile attitude is a potentially threatening situation. Retrieving a means of self defense is not threatening, it's prudent.txinvestigator wrote:Just a thought. You had words with the guys and told them to leave. They said make me, so you went and got a gun.
That could easily be taken as threatening.
Making a display of retrieving the gun could be threatening, but the trespassers obviously didn't feel threatened, since they didn't leave until the police told them to (an hour later).
There is no shortage of people looking for a reason to get involved in a situation or grab that gun though.