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jmra wrote:

steveincowtown wrote:

jmra wrote:

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.

IANAL, but I would tend to disagree that the law is meant to prevent you from carrying in your own home and enjoying adult beverages. 99.9% of the time I am carrying openly in my own home, so I wouldn't not even be carrying under the authority of my CHL.

I can't speak for WB, but I was commenting on the second sentence which seemed to be more big picture related than the first sentence.
I don't care what you do in your home as long as it stays in your home and doesn't result in the injury or abuse of an innocent person.
The first sentence was too absurd to respond to.

In this case, I give you permission to speak for me.

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.

jbarn wrote:

WildBill wrote:

gringo pistolero wrote:

jbarn wrote:.08% is not a limit

Yes it is. Anyone "having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more" is intoxicated in Texas whether or not they show it.

It is not a lower limit, but an upper limit.

It isn't an upper limit either.

A limit, like a speed limit, means anything above that is a violation and anything below is not. That is not what .08% means.

I know what limit means - and this is a limit. A limit does not mean that there is a minimum and maximum.

Maybe I should have been more clear - anything above 0.08% is legally intoxicated. Below 0.08%, you may be intoxicated.
§ 49.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(2) "Intoxicated" means:
(A) not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body; or
(B) having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

gringo pistolero wrote:

jbarn wrote:.08% is not a limit

Yes it is. Anyone "having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more" is intoxicated in Texas whether or not they show it.

It is not a lower limit, but an upper limit.