If you draw down on someone in a public place, it is generally advisable to only do so if you are ready to use lethal force to defend yourself or others. Depending on your location, some places require some high standards to legally threaten the use of deadly force (and pointing a loaded gun at someone certainly fits that definition!) I won't attempt to speak to all situations, but the idea of "if you draw a gun, be justified in using it" seems broadly applicable. (That said, if your drawing of said gun results in the bad guy stopping immediately, you are no longer justified to shoot them!)
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