drinking while carrying?

[mrbug]

Because being able to drive a vehicle is a requirement to making a living for my family. I choose not to drink at all when I am going to operate a vehicle. I plan to conduct my concealed carry to the same standard.

There's no rule of law regarding my choice, just my decision to insure there is never a doubt as to my sobriety when it counts most for securing my continued freedom or ability to provide a living.

[txinvestigator]

TXI - of the people you busted, do you believe any of them had only had a beer or two? Or were their actions obviously marking them as drunk?

(BTW, I've tried Saltgrass here in Austin . . . bad service, bad steak . . . the food was about on a par with what I remember being served at low-buck chains like Rustler or Sizzler . . . )

Back then I busted people for PI, and one of the elements was that the person be intoxicated "to a degree that they are a danger to themselves or others". Our policy was we had to be able to articulate that particular element efectively. So to answer your question, "do you believe any of them had only had a beer or two?" Nope. ;)

Sorry about your experience at Saltgrass. I like Outback too.

[frankie_the_yankee]

Q&A from the new DPS CHL law booklet.

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Q: Can I carry a handgun if I am drinking alcohol?
A: “Carrying� while drinking is not prohibited, but it is a criminal
offense to carry while intoxicated.
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Carrying while drinking is not prohibited, according to DPS.

[KBCraig]

Glad they corrected that.

[BrassMonkey]

Subch. H. LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN
GC §411.171. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Action" means single action, revolver, or semi-automatic
action.
(2) "Chemically dependent person" means a person who
frequently or repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence
in alcohol or uses controlled substances or dangerous drugs so as to
acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated
or use those substances as often as the opportunity is
presented.
(3) "Concealed handgun" means a handgun, the presence of
which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable
person.
(4) "Convicted" means an adjudication of guilt or , except as
provided in Section 411.1711, an order of deferred adjudication
entered against a person by a court of competent jurisdiction whether
or not the imposition of the sentence is subsequently probated and
the person is discharged from community supervision. The term does
not include an adjudication of guilt or an order of deferred adjudication
that has been subsequently:
(A) expunged; or
(B) pardoned under the authority of a state or federal official.
(4-a) "Federal judge" means:
(A) a judge of a United States court of appeals;
(B) a judge of a United States district court;
(C) a judge of a United States bankruptcy court; or (D) a magistrate
judge of a United States district court.
(4-b) "State judge" means:
TEXAS CONCEALED HANDGUN LAWS GC §411.172. 3
(A) the judge of an appellate court, a district court, or a county
court at law of this state; or
(B) an associate judge appointed under Chapter 201, Family
Code.
(5) "Handgun" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01,
Penal Code.
(6) "Intoxicated" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.01,
Penal Code.
(7) "Qualified handgun instructor" means a person who is certified
to instruct in the use of handguns by the department.
(8) * *[repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Section 9.02.]




§ 49.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Alcohol concentration" means the number of grams
of alcohol per:
(A) 210 liters of breath;
(B) 100 milliliters of blood; or
(C) 67 milliliters of urine.
(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.

[Fragger]

I would not do it, you are asking for lots and lots of trouble

[BrassMonkey]

Good thing I don't drink :-)

I would not do it, you are asking for lots and lots of trouble

[KBCraig]

I would not do it, you are asking for lots and lots of trouble

Such as?