No, assault is “ An intentional act that places another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact. Pointing a gun at someone, or displaying it in a threatening way, almost always satisfies this definition.”
In fact, brandishing a weapon is typically deemed some kind of “aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.”
The solution to the problem is to display the weapon but not poiint it at the person. Why a hand gun is far better in a situation like this than a long gun.