No man. It’s not a reach. It’s expressly covered by the dictionary definition. You’re trying to redefine the situation as open possession (which is inherently neutral) when the whole time we’ve be talking about brandishing. The guy didn’t get the tat to show what a responsible gun owner he is - he got it to look threatening.
Keep looking for a more convincing image… no one, even if extremely high, would mistake that for a dagger. Even if they did, the relative danger of a person with a dagger is far less than that of a person with a gun.
I don’t feel threatened by the sight of a gun. We’ve got a lot of them here, considering how much farming goes on in Australia. Our cops, unlike the UK’s adorable bobbies, do carry firearms as part of their standard uniform. I just think US gun law is laughably loose, especially since the level of gun violence is so insanely high there.
for witnessing someone else simply possessing a gun
Again, this is you framing the situation as you see it. This isn’t about simply possessing a gun, it’s about behaving like a dick in a way that makes people feel threatened coupled with seemingly being armed. If I’m in a place that I’m legally allowed to be (as the utility workers were) and I feel like my safety is being threatened by someone, I’m within my rights to call the cops.
