alcohol and concealed carry permits - Page 2

Adeptus_Minor · 08-13-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Krypt Keeper

Yep don't carry if you plan to drink. Plain and Simple..

Yeah, what he said.
For practical reasons as much as legal ones.

marko138 · 08-13-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

All states I know of will put you in jail and strip you of your carry license and could strip you of your ability to obtain a carry license in the future. I don't know of any states that will allow you to carry and drink alcohol.

Don't do it.

Seems reasonable to me.

I dont know PA's exact law...but I know Gov't building are not allowed and I'm pretty certain it's not allowed in bars. As far as actually drinking and carrying...I dont know our laws but I tend to agree with Trip.

z06boy · 08-13-2009, 10:41 AM

In NC you CANNOT conceal carry with ANY alcohol in your system. You can have a firearm on you but it cannot be concealed.

I have a conceal carry permit and do carry quite often. However if I have been drinking at all and am pulled over or riding in a car that has been pulled over I take the handgun out before the officer comes up to the car and place it on the dash...put my hands in plain view and I don't make any sudden movements without telling the officer about the weapon and also the fact that I'm going to reach for whatever...like my ID...or the registration etc.

I'm not saying I get drunk and drive but what I am saying is I have had a beer and drove and got pulled over while in possesion of a concealed weapon. Before the officer walked up I just pulled it out...layed it on the dash...put my hands at the 10 and 2 position...informed the officer of the weapon just in case he hadn't seen it and told him I had a beer and that's why the weapon was not being concealed.

He took my gun...ran the numbers...looked at some of my ammo in the mag...had me blow into the handheld breathalyzer and then told me to have a good day and sent me on my way.

I've also been a passenger in a car that went through a license check...I had been drinking but not the driver and I again...placed the handgun on the dash...informed the officer that it was there just in case he hadn't seen it...told him I had a conceal carry but had drank a couple of beers...made no sudden movements and all was ok.

jtemple · 08-13-2009, 10:53 AM

NE is the same way. If you have even a trace amount of alcohol in your system, no carrying. There is no "legal limit" for CCW. Now, in your home, that's a different story.

For me, the choice is easy. I'd rather be armed than intoxicated.

marko138 · 08-13-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by z06boy

I have a conceal carry permit and do carry quite often. However if I have been drinking at all and am pulled over or riding in a car that has been pulled over I take the handgun out before the officer comes up to the car and place it on the dash...put my hands in plain view and I don't make any sudden movements without telling the officer about the weapon and also the fact that I'm going to reach for whatever...like my ID...or the registration etc.

Thats probably good practice whether you are carrying or not. Police have a dangerous job. Doing this when you get pulled over will only help the situation.

z06boy · 08-13-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jtemple

For me, the choice is easy. I'd rather be armed than intoxicated.

Me too. I've been carrying concealed for 15 or 20 years and the examples I mentioned above were the only two in all of those years.

I've drank a few more times so I'm not saying they were the only times I've drank...just the only times involving LEO's.

These days I'm usually the DD.

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Originally Posted by marko138

Thats probably good practice whether you are carrying or not. Police have a dangerous job. Doing this when you get pulled over will only help the situation.

Definitely

pauldun170 · 08-13-2009, 01:00 PM

My constitutional rights to carry a firearm are bing violated if the government tells me I can't carry and binge drink at the same time.
or something

z06boy · 08-13-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

My constitutional rights to carry a firearm are bing violated if the government tells me I can't carry and binge drink at the same time.
or something

pauldun170 · 08-13-2009, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 101lifts2

I think it's illegal to even think about a gun in California.

It's the George Lucas clause in the CA constitution.
All guns are to be replaced by walkie talkies

z06boy · 08-13-2009, 01:08 PM

So when I go to San Francisco for a week of vacation in September I can't take my gun ? Crap...I was gonna put it in my wife's carry on.

I guess I'll just ship it to the hotel and pick it up when I get there...ok maybe not.

08-13-2009, 10:41 AM	#13
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	In NC you CANNOT conceal carry with ANY alcohol in your system. You can have a firearm on you but it cannot be concealed. I have a conceal carry permit and do carry quite often. However if I have been drinking at all and am pulled over or riding in a car that has been pulled over I take the handgun out before the officer comes up to the car and place it on the dash...put my hands in plain view and I don't make any sudden movements without telling the officer about the weapon and also the fact that I'm going to reach for whatever...like my ID...or the registration etc. I'm not saying I get drunk and drive but what I am saying is I have had a beer and drove and got pulled over while in possesion of a concealed weapon. Before the officer walked up I just pulled it out...layed it on the dash...put my hands at the 10 and 2 position...informed the officer of the weapon just in case he hadn't seen it and told him I had a beer and that's why the weapon was not being concealed. He took my gun...ran the numbers...looked at some of my ammo in the mag...had me blow into the handheld breathalyzer and then told me to have a good day and sent me on my way. I've also been a passenger in a car that went through a license check...I had been drinking but not the driver and I again...placed the handgun on the dash...informed the officer that it was there just in case he hadn't seen it...told him I had a conceal carry but had drank a couple of beers...made no sudden movements and all was ok.

08-13-2009, 10:53 AM	#14
jtemple Geek Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Papillion, Nebraska Moto: 2011 Husqvarna TE630 Posts: 1,437	NE is the same way. If you have even a trace amount of alcohol in your system, no carrying. There is no "legal limit" for CCW. Now, in your home, that's a different story. For me, the choice is easy. I'd rather be armed than intoxicated.

08-13-2009, 01:08 PM	#20
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	So when I go to San Francisco for a week of vacation in September I can't take my gun ? Crap...I was gonna put it in my wife's carry on. I guess I'll just ship it to the hotel and pick it up when I get there...ok maybe not.