I think its a a pretty fuzzy line and one I think some instructors err on the side of safety. I've know alcoholics that think 1 or two means a 1 or two fifths. I know teatotalers that don't believe that a beer with a dinner will affect ones judgement and responcss. I also have a relative that gets totally silly after 2 glasses of wine. Many folks aren't aware of what their real limits are.BrassMonkey wrote:
Q: Can I carry a handgun if I am drinking alcohol?
A: “Carrying� while drinking is not prohibited, but it is a criminal
offense to carry while intoxicated.
Now someone needs to tell all the CHL instructors to stop spewing the "not a drop" spiel and making people (such as myself) believe they will go to jail for just smelling a beer while carrying.
Drinking while carrying is not something that is advisable to test ones limits. Every officer knows that almost every DWI that they pull over claims they only had 2. Will the officer really believe you when you tell him you had 2. They won't give you a BAC and its apt to boil down to a subjective opinion of a LEO.