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Drunks ought not be driving cars or using guns. Absolutely agree with this. If you're even slightly "tipsy" stay off the road and leave your guns alone.

But I don't see that having a single beer or one glass of wine is going to make a responsible person untrustworthy with a firearm. In fact, years ago, it was commonplace for high-level competitive bullseye pistol and rifle shooters to have a shot of whiskey (one shot, that is!) before shooting a match because it "steadied the nerves."

In any case, if a CHL holder is NOT driving a motor vehicle, and isn't falling down drunk or seen chugging down some booze, how will intoxication be determined? To the best of my knowledge (and the knowledge of my last 2 CHL instructors) there is NO CHL equivalent of the "implied consent" law which applies when driving a motor vehicle. So why would a non-driving CHL holder consent to a breathalyzer or field sobriety test?

Does anyone know of any TX CHL holders actually being prosecuted for "intoxication" for having small amounts of alcohol (less than 0.08%) in their system?