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In my CHL class, our sheriff instructor told us that while the legal limit is .08, "there is NO legal limit for CHL holders." While this is NOT the law, if you've been drinking at all and your BAC is still under .08, if your firearm is present with you whether on you or in your vehicle, you run a huge risk of getting your CHL privileges put under severe scrutiny. Your BAC doesn't have to be at .08 to get charged with DUI, it just needs to be at .08 to guarantee you get arrested/charged. We all know that CC is not allowed in bars and such, but if you are going to be drinking and carrying your weapon you run a huge risk of giving the officer enough concern to think that you did anyways. You are better off leaving the weapon at home if you are going to be drinking with your friends, or else if you want to drink and still carry.... stay home and drink. Don't get caught in the gray area of the law. A day out in the country just hanging out with friends, pounding a few beers, doing some plinking... just make sure you are not the one driving.

***But if all your gear is unloaded and packed away in cases and locked in the trunk, I think you give the officer (ymmv) some kind of assurance that you are a responsible gun owner.