Mixed feelings about this one.
- Porch lights and peep holes exist for you to not make a fool out of yourself.
- Even without those, he should have been able to assess that it was a little girl and not a threat, and there was no need to point a gun at her.
- But when did pointing a gun become a crime?
I've had guns pointed at me at least twice.
- Once when I was on a man's land hunting, and didn't realize I was on his land.
- And once with a group from Vanderbilt looking for a state park. We were close but thought we were lost, so we stopped and knocked on a guy's door. Unfortunately about 5 of us had approached the door. And he answered the door with a shotgun in hand. We explained who we were and what we were looking for and he gave us directions.
I wouldn't have pressed charges in either situation. In both cases they were on their property and simply assuming a defensive posture.
If he pointed a gun, he must have thought there was a grave threat to his life. But, he did not shoot, so that must be that he did not feel threatened. Instead, he threatened somebody else with his gun.
If somebody points a gun at me, I would take that as an imminent threat to my life, so I would be forced to defend myself.
The age and gender of parties involve are of no consequence.