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Will938 wrote:To both of you those were my exact sentiments concerning what I had heard. Either way I don't like the idea of my fate being up to the officer's judgement. I've been threatened with public intoxication when I hadn't a drop to drink.

That's only part of the reason why I won't drink while carrying. The main reason I don't drink while carrying is if I do have to defend myself/family, I do not want the question of alcohol coming into play.

Just not something I am personally willing to deal with. Needless to say I wind up the designated driver alot.

Will938 wrote:So let me get this straight then, you can have some amount of alcohol in your system and be carrying? The way it was explained to me you can't have "any detectable amount" of alcohol in your system.

The statute says you cannot carry while intoxicated. It does not say any detectable amount of alcohol. There is no BAC level indicated like .08 for DWI. It leaves it open for LEO's to decide if your intoxicated. I personally will not drink when carrying.

ElGato wrote:Txi found six things being taught wrong besides not working the range right and not having a ten hour class, that was all found in a short time, there's no telling how bad it might be if he had sat in on the whole class.

It's not like he is not clear on a couple of point's of law, there's too many thing's wrong.

I'm with you Elgato.

I still think TxI did what needed to be done. When you pay an instructor you are paying for a service. would you pay for poor work on your car. You are paying for accurate information so you don't violate the law. The instructor is violating the law by not fulfilling the minimium hour of instruction. IMO 10 hrs is not enought time to cover the statutes you need to cover. I don't want to see the class time lengthened but he shouldn't cut it short either.

Just too much wrong.

Tx, if he is willing to listen and change his ways so to speak I would do that. If he isn't willing to get it right I would contact DPS. There is just too much at stake here to ignore the situation. I just hope that his students continue to learn after his misinformed classes.