Drinking and being protected

headbangerJD · September 30, 2009, 07:09 PM

I would like to know what you do with your CCW when you have a few drinks at night. I am not talking about drinking in excess or at a party, etc. I am specifically talking about being at home, drinking a beer to unwind from the day. Do you keep your CCW on you, in the coffee table drawer, locked up in the safe, etc. I do not have kids, so please do not include them in your responses.

Don H · September 30, 2009, 07:15 PM

If I'm legal to drive, I'm legal to carry. There's a greater chance that I'll be involved in a vehicle accident than I'll need to use my handgun, so I don't see an issue here.

Pyzon · September 30, 2009, 07:52 PM

When drinking, I no longer drive, or carry a firearm, period. Once upon a time, probably very likely, but no longer.

KLRANGL · September 30, 2009, 08:57 PM

Im with Don on that one. I don't feel the need to disarm myself just because I have a beer or two...

AMBlue80 · September 30, 2009, 09:05 PM

In my youth and before I got my ccw I used to drink out at bars. Nowadays the most I'll ever really drink is maybe one beer and I'll be home so I'm not too concerned about putting away my ccw.

Yankee Traveler · September 30, 2009, 09:20 PM

OP asked what you do with your carry piece while at home if you've had a few. Not how well you drive after knocken em back...

I don't consume libacious beverages, at home or in the car...

danweasel · September 30, 2009, 09:33 PM

I don't carry much. Never concealed at least. Anyways though, when I drink my guns stay wherever they were before I started drinking. Meaning I just leave 'em be until I sober up. No shooting, dry firing, cleaning etc... I have better things to do when I drink and, no, I will not disclose them!

Oh and saying a prayer to St. Monica can't hurt either...

Kyo · September 30, 2009, 09:36 PM

its beside me at home. if i drink outside the house its either in the trunk or locked up at home. can't drink/carry in GA legally.

SwampYankee · September 30, 2009, 09:39 PM

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Drinking and being protected

When I read this phrase, guns just don't pop into my head.

ursavus.elemensis · September 30, 2009, 10:24 PM

Everybody is always so serious about carrying all the time, never knowing when you'll need the gun, can't protect yourself if the gun is at home, etc. But come on, just exactly how many people get their life threatened in the local supermarket? Not very many. But, how many people get mugged leaving a bar at 2 AM? LOTS. So, I never understood the guy who concealed carrys his gun to Home Depot on Saturday morning, but is so self righteous about not taking the gun with him when he goes out on the town Saturday night. I'd do the opposite. I've never felt threatened at Home Depot, but sure as heck have felt mightily threatened on my way out of a bar at 2 AM. That's why when I go out at night, I carry a gun.

Capt. Charlie · September 30, 2009, 10:32 PM

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Drinking and being protected...

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When I read this phrase, guns just don't pop into my head.

Nor into mine.

Bottom line folks, TFL is about responsible firearms ownership. Guns & booze just don't mix.... period.

Closed.

September 30, 2009, 07:09 PM	#1
headbangerJD Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2009 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 322	Drinking and being protected I would like to know what you do with your CCW when you have a few drinks at night. I am not talking about drinking in excess or at a party, etc. I am specifically talking about being at home, drinking a beer to unwind from the day. Do you keep your CCW on you, in the coffee table drawer, locked up in the safe, etc. I do not have kids, so please do not include them in your responses. __________________ In the end, shot placement is king, penetration is queen and "stopping power" is the court jester. Everything else is one man's opinion.

September 30, 2009, 07:15 PM	#2
Don H Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2000 Location: SLC,Utah Posts: 2,704	If I'm legal to drive, I'm legal to carry. There's a greater chance that I'll be involved in a vehicle accident than I'll need to use my handgun, so I don't see an issue here. __________________ Don http://www.utahconcealedcarry.com/forum/

September 30, 2009, 08:57 PM	#4
KLRANGL Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2008 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 958	Im with Don on that one. I don't feel the need to disarm myself just because I have a beer or two... __________________ And it's Killer Angel... as in the book

September 30, 2009, 09:33 PM	#7
danweasel Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2008 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 191	I don't carry much. Never concealed at least. Anyways though, when I drink my guns stay wherever they were before I started drinking. Meaning I just leave 'em be until I sober up. No shooting, dry firing, cleaning etc... I have better things to do when I drink and, no, I will not disclose them! Oh and saying a prayer to St. Monica can't hurt either... __________________ When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. - Brendan Behan Last edited by danweasel; September 30, 2009 at 09:44 PM.

September 30, 2009, 09:36 PM	#8
Kyo Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Posts: 897	its beside me at home. if i drink outside the house its either in the trunk or locked up at home. can't drink/carry in GA legally. __________________ 1. The gun is *always* loaded. 2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you are ready to shoot. 4. Be be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

September 30, 2009, 07:52 PM	#3
Pyzon Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2009 Posts: 296	When drinking, I no longer drive, or carry a firearm, period. Once upon a time, probably very likely, but no longer.

September 30, 2009, 09:05 PM	#5
AMBlue80 Junior Member Join Date: September 30, 2009 Posts: 4	In my youth and before I got my ccw I used to drink out at bars. Nowadays the most I'll ever really drink is maybe one beer and I'll be home so I'm not too concerned about putting away my ccw.

September 30, 2009, 09:20 PM	#6
Yankee Traveler Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2008 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 265	OP asked what you do with your carry piece while at home if you've had a few. Not how well you drive after knocken em back... I don't consume libacious beverages, at home or in the car...

September 30, 2009, 10:24 PM	#10
ursavus.elemensis Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2007 Location: southcentral/southeastern PA Posts: 375	Everybody is always so serious about carrying all the time, never knowing when you'll need the gun, can't protect yourself if the gun is at home, etc. But come on, just exactly how many people get their life threatened in the local supermarket? Not very many. But, how many people get mugged leaving a bar at 2 AM? LOTS. So, I never understood the guy who concealed carrys his gun to Home Depot on Saturday morning, but is so self righteous about not taking the gun with him when he goes out on the town Saturday night. I'd do the opposite. I've never felt threatened at Home Depot, but sure as heck have felt mightily threatened on my way out of a bar at 2 AM. That's why when I go out at night, I carry a gun. __________________ "A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." -The Declaration of Independence