Category Archives: Brandishing Statutes

The Definitive Guide to Virginia’s Air Gun Laws

Posted on June 29, 2012 by John Pierce

I use a WordPress plugin that allows me to monitor the number of visitors who have read each article and what website they came from.  Additionally, if they found the article by using a search engine, it shows me the … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Guns, Airsoft, BB Guns, Brandishing Statutes, Felons, Local Ordinances, Myths & Misconceptions, Paintball, Popular Culture, Public Parks, State Laws, Virginia | 95 Comments

Using brandishing statutes to chill Second Amendment rights

Posted on March 4, 2011 by John Pierce

I have written before about the abuse of statutes such as Disorderly Conduct and Disturbing The Peace to punish otherwise legal behavior such as open carry. Therefore, when I read the February 25th article by John Schneider in the Lansing … Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse of Discretion, Brandishing Statutes | 1 Comment