Is it illegal to say you are going to say you are going to commit a violent crime?

[quincy]

Threat: a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

I did not make a threat. If I had actually called in a bomb threat or said in that chat that I was going to bomb something rather than saying that I was going to threaten to bomb something then I would have made a threat.

I understand the argument you are trying to make but the fact is that your group chat comment caused someone enough concern (reasonable expectation of fear?) to alert authorities.

If/when you are charged with a crime, you will want to have a criminal defense attorney. Do not say anything more to anyone without your attorney's okay.