>Most states prevent you from drawing without firing, because it is considered brandishing / threatening. I'm not sure how many other states work this way, but

>Most states prevent you from drawing without firing, because it is considered brandishing / threatening. I'm not sure how many other states work this way, but in Florida, brandishing is considered non-deadly force as a matter of law[0]. So the standard for self-defense is different between brandishing and firing: deadly force like firing requires a higher degree of threat to be considered justified self-defense[1]. [0] https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/24/loading-and-openly-carrying-gun-in-own-yard-isnt-criminal-use-of-deadly-force-under-florida-law/ https://reason.com/volokh/2023/05/24/loading-and-openly-carr... [1] http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.012.html http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Displ...