Squeegee People, guns and self-defense

Mike Adams over at Townhall has penned an article about gun owners preventing “squeegee people” from extorting money out of you by washing your car windshield when you’re stuck waiting somewhere. As a lawyer, my mind immediately wonders whether you could risk breaking laws though. Most laws provide that you can only show your gun if you intend to use it in response to deadly force. Of course, the gun owner he mentions in the article only showed his hand making the sign of a gun, not his actual gun. Thoughts? Click here to read the article.