Summary
Prohibited brandishing a deadly weapon for the purpose of frightening or intimidating. Brandishing for self-defense is allowed.
Statutory Text
SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, That when any person or persons shall draw a pistol, gun, or any other deadly weapon, upon any other person or citizen, for the purpose of frightening or intimidating him or them from doing or attempting to do any lawful act, when such person or persons drawing said pistol, gun, or other deadly weapon, are not justified in self-defense for so doing, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1000), and imprisonment in the county jail for twelve months.
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