2009 Senate Bill 40: Ban brandishing toy gun as real one

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Introduced by Sen. Ray Basham (D) on January 27, 2009, to ban brandishing an object that appears to be firearm, and increase the penalty for brandishing from 90 to 93 days (which places the conviction in the permanent criminal records database).
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 27, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 40 (Ban brandishing toy gun as real one ) by crazycajun on February 5, 2009

what would already turn the criminal into a felon (or a corpse) is pointing it at a policeman or an armed citizen. we don't need ANOTHER law to do that.

they don't need to KNOW it's a 'real gun', they just need to believe that it's a 'real gun'. after that they are perfectly able to shoot the criminal for the folly of pointing a cap gun at an armed citizen.

all guns are 'real' guns when they're being pointed at you menacingly. you seem to know enough not to do this without a law to tell you not to.

i do not support laws that make toy guns criminal. that is gun control at it's lowest.

if the criminals need a law to tell them that it's not a good idea to point a TOY gun at a guy who has a REAL gun, then they probably wouldn't survive the encounter anyway.

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2) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 40 (Ban brandishing toy gun as real one ) by swallen on February 5, 2009

The lack of definition of what "appears to be a firearm" is a bit disturbing and very vague. It my circa 1975 cap gun in my closet now at risk of turning me into a felon?

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3) 2009 Senate Bill 40 (Ban brandishing toy gun as real one ) by admin on January 1, 2001
Introduced in the Senate on January 27, 2009

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