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sugar land dave wrote:§ 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER.
(a) A license holder commits an offense if the license
holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person
under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code,
and intentionally fails to conceal the handgun.

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(h) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that
the actor, at the time of the commission of the offense, displayed
the handgun under circumstances in which the actor would have been
justified in the use of deadly force under Chapter 9.

§ 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.

srothstein wrote:I believe that the statement on use of force sounds reasonably accurate. There may be other factors to be considered. One factor to consider is a court ruling that said it is illegal to threaten deadly force if deadly force is not justified.

But, Fromt he description, I think a robbery was about to be committed. And you may use deadly force to prevent a robbery. This makes the question of the threat moot.

VeeTee wrote:a) What should a "reasonably prudent" person have done next?

Well, I think I am a reasonably prudent person. I would take the one on the left first since the recoil will help me move my aim towards the one on the right. I have to admit that I would try the recommended shouting first, but if they did not stop, the one on the left goes first.