Thin thinking there. If a gun comes out, I'm feeling threatened. My heart rate goes up. Adrenaline kicks in. Fight or flight is fully operational.
Legally it may be okay, but that doesn't mean it is harmless.
I understand where you’re coming from. I’m just talking legally to address this talk of charging the officer with a crime. Your feeling threatened won’t put a cop in jail.
Yes, cops have more power than civilians in this regard. You don’t want to be in any big-city urban area where they don’t.