sugar land dave wrote:locke_n_load wrote:rc-mike wrote:Good News! I'm happy to report that the 51% sign is gone. Bob's is now CHL friendly... just don't drink!
-Mike-
Having a drink while carrying is ok. Just don't get intoxicated.
From the Texas DPS chl website:
Texas Penal Code §46.035 states it is unlawful for an individual who is intoxicated to carry a concealed handgun. The Penal Code defines “intoxicated” as not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance in the body.
There is no definitive blood alcohol number for when a chl licensee is impaired. Any amount of alcohol combined with concealed carry could result in a bad day. I
think most of us on the board believe that.
You think wrong. The definition for intoxicated is the same for carry as it is for driving.
Texas Penal Code Sec. 49.01. (2) “Intoxicated” means:
(A) not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body;
or
(B) having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
This means that if you have a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of less than .08, but you are not in the normal use of mental or physical faculties due to alcohol, you may still be considered to be intoxicated.