What about a person carrying a weapon do you find terrifying? Does it include police? Does it include other equally deadly things that aren't politicized such as a baseball bat?

Should people be allowed to walk down the street with a suitcase full of explosives? Serious question.

I believe A is legal in many states. Not sure about B, C, D - menacing behavior like that would be disturbing the peace or terrorism as you say.

What decent gun owner would walk around "waving his shotgun"? That sounds crazy, who would do that? Gun owners are people. Like, normal good people - neighbors I would probably trust. Does your view of gun owners differ?

>What decent gun owner.. >Gun owners are people.. >Does your view of gun owners differ?

There was no mention of the decency or otherwise of the hypothetical people, and it didn't read like they where intended as a moral illustration of gun owners in general. Sounds like you have a defensive agenda.

>..menacing behavior like that would be disturbing the peace or terrorism as you say.

So we can observe that some of the hypothetical people, who may or may not be gun owners, who may just be gun borrowers, are probably not, in this case, decent and probably are intending to menace.

Agreed that hypothetical people can be menacing with guns. Go on.

I would rather not discuss my view of gun laws in the US.

The thought experiment was meant to counter the arguments in the parent comment about whether drunk-driving is a crime or merely a "pre-crime".

But going back, do you think drunk driving should be classed as a pre-crime or a crime?