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LittleGun wrote:I'd like to raise a question about the 0.8 blood alcohol level. I my CHL class, my instructor said the value was changed to 0.0 for CHL holders. Did anyone else hear that in class?

Well, first of all, for driving, it's 0.08, not 0.8. 0.8 would be very likely to kill you.

And secondly, this is a common misconception. It is a gray area in the law anyway and opinions vary widely on what the true meaning of "intoxicated" while carrying is.

txfour wrote: I understand a bar. We all know that when having a firearm on your person there is no legal limit as far alcohol consumption is concerned.

Actually, this is one I can't support either.

As a musician who occasionally plays in a bar, it is a major pain to not be able to carry in the bar where I might be playing. Suffice to say the gear load-in is prime opportunity to be robbed, and usually after the band tears down and I am leaving the place it really stinks to have to be disarmed, in particular if it's the routine like the band leader divvying up the pay in cash in the alley behind the bar at 2:30 in the morning. No thanks man.

I think the law that makes it illegal to carry a gun while intoxicated is enough. No reason to ban carrying in a bar. It would be far more sensible to ban possession of car keys in a bar.