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2024-08-17 14:29:11 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

No, it is not a crime, as this does not constitute a true threat. See Watts v. United States, where the quote "If they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J.” was considered to not be a true threat but instead political hyperbole. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/394/705/

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• No, it is not a crime, as this does not constitute a true threat. See Watts v. United States, where the quote "If they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J.” was considered to not be a true threat but instead political hyperbole. https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/394/705/