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Charlies.Contingency wrote:It's less excusable to be drinking alcohol.

That's your personal prejudice, not the law. If someone is below the bright line BAC, then the law says intoxicated is intoxicated, no matter what mind or body altering substances caused it.

If someone gets fuzzy headed when taking prescription or OTC drugs, they're legally "intoxicated" as someone over 0.08 BAC.

I know some people don't drink at all when carrying. That is a personal choice that's a good idea for some people, but that's not what the law requires. The law prohibits carrying a handgun while you're intoxicated unless you're a LEO.

ralewis wrote:If this was a forum for car enthusiasts, and somebody posted a question about drinking and driving, would the answer to the question "would you have a few drinks with dinner" be different?

I have seen 12 hour bottle-to-throttle posts on motorcycle forums but 'm trying to picture somebody on a car forum saying they left their car at home so they could have a single glass of wine with dinner.