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Pointing a gun can get a Virginia assault conviction

March 18, 2026

Pointing a gun at another person risks getting you convicted of assault in Virginia. Duane Eugene Sholl learned that the hard way by being convicted of assaulting a law enforcement officer (a Virginia Class 6 felony) and sentenced to one year of active incarceration. Sholl...

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Pointing a gun can get a Virginia assault conviction

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