Let the court decide. Jury of peers would see it as a threat. Get enough cases like this and cops would start to see it as normal fighting (If you claim assault, so will they) and both parties will start to get off with warnings. One of which will reconsider saying such things again.

Was Guinness there to record it and make it official?

He’s a pro safe cracker.

I live in a red state. The neighbors are practicing more with their rifles. But this state used to be blue and has always been 2nd amendment centered (but not always gun worship, just everyone had them for hunting or home defense), so should be interesting if someone actually commits. Jan 6 kind of tipped their hand on how much of a clusterfuck that would be.

Also, read about the “trial” of Hitler. The judge was sympathetic as hell. So far our judges tell Trump to stfu.

As Germany and Japan can tell you, “Don’t fuck with the boats”