Which scenario best illustrates Type 1 brandishing?

• A. A person uses a nonlethal prop weapon to threaten in a private setting
• B. A person points a real firearm at another person in a public place to reasonably induce fear
• C. A person stores a weapon in a locked container
• D. A person verbally threatens with no display of a weapon

Answer: (B)

Type 1 brandishing centers on displaying a weapon in a way that threatens or intimidates others, specifically in a public setting, with a real weapon involved and a goal of causing fear. The scenario where a real firearm is pointed at another person in a public place to reasonably induce fear matches that pattern exactly: the weapon is actively displayed and aimed at someone, creating a reasonable fear of imminent harm in bystanders. A nonlethal prop used in a private setting doesn’t meet the public-display requirement, storing a weapon securely is the opposite of displaying it, and verbal threats without any weapon shown don’t involve brandishing.