Most jurisdictions now have laws against "terroristic threats", although it may be referred to by something else. California does ("Criminal Threats"):
CA PENAL CODE SECTION 422-422.4
"422. (a) Any person who willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement, made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device, is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, which, on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, is so unequivocal, unconditional, immediate, and specific as to convey to the person threatened, a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby causes that person reasonably to be in sustained fear for his or her own safety or for his or her immediate family's safety, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by imprisonment in the state prison."
The posting on u-tube were only a piece of the red flag!!! Authorities had
WARNINGS from his family and psychiatrist with the recent purchase
of firearms he should have been placed on a psych hold!!!!
Please note the following you stated is the code....IT is very, very, VERY limiting:
” is so unequivocal, unconditional, IMMEDIATE AND SPECIFIC as to convey to the person threatened, a gravity of purpose and an IMMEDIATE PROSPECT OF EXECUTION of the threat,”
If this was so easy, every person “threatened ‘ by someone else( ie domestic violence ) would not need restraining orders, the person would just be thrown in jail for a year. Doesn’t happen.