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Originally Posted by Crompsin
Huh. Perhaps it is just the east coast. My "Concealed Carry in the 50 States" book is slightly dated.
Regardless, mixing alcohol and firearms is never a good idea... even if it's "just two with dinner." It ruins your ability to stand up in court and say you were the picture of sobriety when you skinned your .45 and gave some dude another set of nostrils at nipple level.
I don't drink and carry. It's illegal in [my location] and foolish everywhere else.
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I guess you could consider it foolish, but there isn't exactly a rampage of ccw holders shooting people up in Indiana bars. Alcohol doesn't just give someone 'refer madness' like in the movies.
It was a good idea to skin the dude with my .45 regardless if I was drinking or not. If it was a bad idea then the consequences should be realized by a jury of my peers.
If I go into a bar with the mindset of getting too drunk to drive I'm not going to be carrying or driving. However, if I can operate a vehicle legally I think it's reasonable to have a sidearm that will probably never be pulled anyway.
I made a dude who had a gun on him at the bar and never even said anything. It was still never a threat to me. He even noticed my table recognizing his weapon.
My roommate is a consignment officer and he told me about some of the parties police and government officials have. Needless to say 70% of them are carrying and getting drunk at the same time.
I guess my point is I've been carrying for 3 years, and I just don't see how carrying responsibly in a bar is any different than other places. It just is not a problem at all where I live. Plus, some of the packed bars check for weapons anyway around here.