Just because I have my keys in my pocket doesn't mean I intend to drive anymore than having my pistol in my holster means I intend to shoot.SoConfused wrote:It's worth it for some of us, myself included, to have a drink while carrying.Will Beararms wrote:I don't carry if there is a chance I will have a drink with dinner. I'm not saying you did but it's a subject worth broaching. It's not worth taking the chance if you're carrying.
The odds of me needing to use my pistol in self defense are ridiculously low. I may die of old age having never used deadly force in self defense.
However, the odds of me enjoying a margarita or glass of wine with dinner are fairly high, and if I happen to need my pistol on one of those occasions, it won't do me any good locked up or at home.
And before anyone brings it up, I already know. Lawyers blah blah, civil liability blah blah, some level of impairment blah blah, but at least I may be alive to deal with those consequences.
Of course it's a very personal decision and to each their own, but I always chuckle at the "lock up the gun before I go out to dinner and have a drink" idea. I tend to feel that possibly dying or not being able to save a loved one is a far worse outcome than anything that could happen in court.
All that said, I DO NOT drink a drop in public while open carrying! I conceal because I feel it looks bad.
In an emergency I can make a judgement call if the need arises.
I am really picky when it comes to my truck regardless of whether or not my pistol is present.