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Oldgringo wrote:A couple of snorts after work doesn't hurt, does it? Ask this CHL what she thinks...now.

The law doesn't prohibit carrying if you've been drinking, the law prohibits carrying if you're intoxicated - most folks understand there's a difference.

In this case, the woman's blood alcohol concentration tested out at 0.11 . . . in Texas, you're considered intoxicated at 0.08.

I know "a couple of snorts" wouldn't put me up to 0.08, but maybe she is very petite, maybe she had more than "a couple" of snorts, maybe the snorts were BIG snorts. But whatever the reason, that 0.11 BAC is going to be hard to defend once she makes it to court. (Especially since she crashed her car onto a cop.)

Since the guy was arrested for public intoxication, I suspect he'd consumed more than a single beer . . . probably a lot more. (Surprised the guy & his father stuck around for the police to arrive and make the arrest.)

I've written before that drunks and guns don't mix any better than drunks and driving . . . but a generation or two back, bullseye shooters - including some of the best - used to have a shot of whiskey before a match to "steady the nerves." The mild depressant effect of a single shot of booze seemed to improve performance. (No idea if it was ever tested scientifically.)