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Old 08-22-12 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by homechicken
In either instance, you'll have a hard time proving you had just cause to flash or pull your weapon unless you have witnesses, and even then unless there has been an obvious intentional threat to run you over, you'll have no legal reason to do so.
A problem some of our bicycling colleagues have is that they perceive any motorist action that requires the cyclist to make an evasive maneuver or have to use their brakes as a deliberate attempt to cause harm to the cyclist, and merits an arrest for assault or reckless endangerment. With that mindset, these cyclists would likely feel justified to brandish/use a gun for "self defense" against an army of assaulting motorists threatening their lives every day. See the closed thread in A&S for details http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...a-driver-today.
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