Friday, August 30, 2019

and there's more at the link wherein you'll discover making a 'finger gun' is something 'our legal system' will prosecute you for;


Would we kid about something like this? Not in 2019, we wouldn’t. A Pennsylvania court has found a Manor Township man guilty of disorderly conduct for making a “finger gun” gesture at his neighbor. No, really.
Stephen Kirchner, 64, of Manor Township, was charged last year with summary disorderly conduct for the gesture, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The gesture prompted the neighbor to call 911.
Click here to see surveillance video of the incident in question.
“Kirchner argued on appeal that the gesture did not cause a hazardous or physically offensive condition, that he did not intend to cause public alarm, and that there essentially was no harm done to the victim or society,” a statement from the DA’s Office said.
However, the high court found the gesture of imitating the firing and recoiling of a gun “risked an altercation” and supported the charge. The neighbor also reported feeling insecure, which is why the call to 911 was placed.
“Feeling insecure.” Kirchner was fined $100 plus court costs...........https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/pennsylvania-superior-court-rules-finger-gun-gesture-is-a-crime/

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