Lesson 21: Don’t brandish your firearm.

Brandishing a firearm—showing or pointing it to intimidate someone—is considered the threat of deadly force under the law. If the threat isn’t imminently perilous, drawing your weapon can lead to serious criminal charges. Displaying your gun out of anger or to gain control of a situation may turn you into the aggressor. A firearm is not a tool for intimidation—it is the self-defense tool of last resort.