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On August 20, 2005, Sergeant Matthew Young of the U.S. Army, his friend, and their girlfriends were leaving a bar when a group of about seven apparently intoxicated people "accosted them and wouldn't let them leave," reported the Olympian (Olympia, Washington).
Young's friend, a fellow soldier, retrieved a pistol from a car and tucked it into his waistband. One of the group threatening them then tackled Young's friend "and the gun fell out into the parking lot. Several people dove for the weapon and Young managed to grab it first." Young pointed the gun at the assailants to scare them away.
Incredibly, Young was charged with second-degree assault with a ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Justice served with sense on the side.