What constitutes an assault with a firearm?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Hunyadi, B232991 (Cal. App. 2012):
An assault with a firearm occurs when a defendant willfully performs an act with a firearm with the present ability to apply force with it. ( 240, 245, subd. (a)(2); see People v. Williams (2001) 26 Cal.4th 779, 787.)
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