"Using" a gun implies pulling it at the very least.HankB wrote:I don't believe a drunk ought to use a gun anymore than I believe he ought to drive a car.
I'm no more "using" the .38 in my pocket, than I'm "using" the truck in my driveway (while the keys are in my other pocket). Doesn't matter if I'm sober as a judge or falling down drunk. If I'm on my own property, sobriety is not an issue.
And for that matter, I can legally drive all over my property higher than Cooter Brown (even an unregistered vehicle with no license or insurance). If I can legally shoot on my property, I can legally do so either sober or drunk.
Before anyone asks, no, I don't drive after drinking, and rarely (2-3 times in 20 years) have so much as a single beer in public. If I have a drink, it's always at home, usually after work, and I don't disarm just because I've had a beer.
