IF YOU HAVE A BEER AND ARE CARRYING...

[thirtyonebravo]

Originally Posted by NineseveN

Some good opinions all around. For what it's worth, here's my take on it.


I drink and carry on the rare occassion (don't drink much these days really), never with the intent to get totally drunk, but I will be completely honest and say that I have had a pretty good buzz (unintentional or intentional is of no matter) while carrying before. Was I still completely in control of myself? Absolutely. Did I have my fine motor skills at the time? Not completely. Was I prone to just whip out my gun and start shooting up the place? Of course not, I don't think that I'd ever get that silly drunk in public anyway (carrying or not).

As far as the theory that you will get convicted if you have to shoot someone when you've been drinking. First, if the imminent threat was true and clear, it's a good shoot. Now, there are some grey area instances where it may act against you, but no more (or not much) than it would if you were on prescription medication, just lost your job, having troubles with the wife/SO etc...

A zealous DA will use ANYTHING he or she can, drinking, drugs, cough medicine, a history of violence when you were in the 7th grade, home or work problems or whatever.

Now, where it may really hurt you is in a civil suit, but since there really is no solid formula for winning civil suits, you really cannot plan to mitigate all of the wild and preposterous reasons why a civil jury would take your money from you and give it to the assailant or their family.

I'd much rather have to face a jury/judge and explain why I felt comfortable having 4-5 beers over a few hours while out than ending up dead and wishing I had a gun, drunk or not. As the old saying goes, either way, you pays yer money, you takes yer chances.

well put, and easily summed up as another old saying goes - I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

[thirtyonebravo]

Originally Posted by BearTitan

I refuse to give up one of my inalienable rights to avoid a law suit. It's the old..."I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6".

heh woops, missed that post before i wrote that

[NineseveN]

Originally Posted by thirtyonebravo

heh woops, missed that post before i wrote that

Well, maybe you were late, but at least you were invited to the party.