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WildBill wrote:

android wrote:If I am at my house and I drink and get over 0.08, do I have to have a friend come and take away all my guns until I sober up the next morning?

The premise of the whole line of thought is ridiculous. If you can't be trusted to be responsible with a gun after a few drinks, then you probably shouldn't have one when you're sober either.

It not a matter of trust, it's a matter of the law.

Exactly

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No one said they disarm, lock it up, and throw away the key. My gun is still in the car no matter what, just not on my person.

If you really want to go there, there isn't technically a speed limit in Texas either, it's a presumed speed. The posted speed limit is used as 'prima facie evidence' of speeding. You can actually get a ticket for going under the posted speed limit. I've had one. You can also get out of a ticket for going, even 5 over if you were driving safely.

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Back on subject, regardless of where I am, if I know I'm drinking more than a beer or two the gun isn't gonna be with me. There is no acceptable case IMO to do so. Impaired or intoxicated or whatever you might argue isn't legal, a person still isn't in full control. No matter how seasoned a drinker they claim to be. I'm not risking my life or liberty over a few beers.