I apologize if I might have sounded like an alarmist in my reply, however, I feel its a healthy assumption that when you draw your weapon then you have to face the possibility of jail time no matter how the event went down. There is also a possibility that someone watching you pull your weapon might believe that you are the person causing trouble and then draw a weapon (and fire) upon yourself.
Therefore, you have to weigh all of the other available options before drawing a weapon in public.
Could you have gotten back into the car? Could you have retreated around the car? Were there any other options?
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