Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing holstered gun to students who were advocating for gun control

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Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing holstered gun to students who were advocating for gun control
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If you watch the video, it clearly didn’t seem like any kind of intentional intimidation. Definitely a whoopsie since brandishing is illegal in most but not his state. But we should be charitable to compensate for our own biases and I think the title is a bit misleading about the context

Responsible gun owners sure do seem to have a lot of "whoopsies".

"Whoopsie, I seem to have brandised my weapon at children"

"Whoopsie, I seem to have allowed my gun to be stolen"

"Whoopsie, a family member seems to have comitted suicide with my poorly secured firearm".

"Whoopsie, I seem to have shot a child in the face over a misunderstanding".