The one actually pointing the gun may actually have committed a felony, as she is arguably aiming the weapon at people without an imminent threat to her life. As I understand it, as far as the law goes, you should never aim at a target that you are not justified in shooting then and there. Had she held the gun pointed at the ground or pointed upwards, there would be no case against her.
The one holding the rifle could be charged with negligence at worst as he barrel-sweeps his wife several times, but that's a stretch.
My understanding is that Missouri is a full on Castle Doctrine state, and that trespassing is enough to evoke that protection. Because they were not only trespassing but also breaking and entering, she can assume they were valid threats and were intending more unlawful action.
All well within her rights to do so.
Whether she looks like a fool who would do more harm than good waving it around like that is another discussion.
Whether she looks like a fool who would do more harm than good waving it around like that is another discussion.
The commies started chanting "keep mo-ving, keep mo-ving" and left the property untouched. No one got hurt. That is all good and no harm, even if they should work on discipline.
It is common in real world CQB to flag the fuck out of each other in good teams with a lot of trust, although I'm not encouraging the average person, private snuffy, or most SWAT teams to start practicing. Sweeping your spouse wasn't remotely appropriate for this situation, and I wouldn't trust either of them anyways.
The one actually pointing the gun may actually have committed a felony, as she is arguably aiming the weapon at people without an imminent threat to her life. As I understand it, as far as the law goes, you should never aim at a target that you are not justified in shooting then and there. Had she held the gun pointed at the ground or pointed upwards, there would be no case against her.
The one holding the rifle could be charged with negligence at worst as he barrel-sweeps his wife several times, but that's a stretch.
My understanding is that Missouri is a full on Castle Doctrine state, and that trespassing is enough to evoke that protection. Because they were not only trespassing but also breaking and entering, she can assume they were valid threats and were intending more unlawful action.
All well within her rights to do so.
Whether she looks like a fool who would do more harm than good waving it around like that is another discussion.
The commies started chanting "keep mo-ving, keep mo-ving" and left the property untouched. No one got hurt. That is all good and no harm, even if they should work on discipline.
It is common in real world CQB to flag the fuck out of each other in good teams with a lot of trust, although I'm not encouraging the average person, private snuffy, or most SWAT teams to start practicing. Sweeping your spouse wasn't remotely appropriate for this situation, and I wouldn't trust either of them anyways.