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<blockquote data-quote="rcnich" data-source="post: 688681" data-attributes="member: 4193"><p>I'm a steadfast 2nd amendment supporter. But this is one of the WORST ideas I've heard in a long time.</p><p></p><p>Fact: Alcohol lowers behavioral inhibitions. </p><p>Lower inhibitions can lead to actions that a sober person would not engage in -- such as deciding that the best way to deal with a situation is with a gun. Who among us would say that our judgment is IMPROVED when we're drunk?</p><p></p><p>Fact: Alcohol is a nervous system depressant.</p><p>When alcohol is in one's system, one's reactions are slower -- not to mention vision impaired, balance impaired, etc. Why would anyone want to engage in a gunfight -- in a crowded bar -- in this condition?</p><p></p><p>Fact: You don't have to have a BAC of .08 to be impaired by alcohol.</p><p></p><p>We all have seen people who are "sloppy drunks." We've seen "happy drunks" and "mean drunks," too. IMO a "mean drunk" with a gun (concealed or not) is murder just waiting to happen.</p><p></p><p>First there's this push for an open carry law -- and now here floats the idea of legalizing the carrying of guns in saloons. Sounds like you folks have been watching too many Gunsmoke reruns.</p><p></p><p>So keep in mind pard, "Wild" Bill Hickok, even though a fairly proficient gunman himself, met his demise in a saloon when a drunk shot him in the back of the head.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rcnich, post: 688681, member: 4193"] I'm a steadfast 2nd amendment supporter. But this is one of the WORST ideas I've heard in a long time. Fact: Alcohol lowers behavioral inhibitions. Lower inhibitions can lead to actions that a sober person would not engage in -- such as deciding that the best way to deal with a situation is with a gun. Who among us would say that our judgment is IMPROVED when we're drunk? Fact: Alcohol is a nervous system depressant. When alcohol is in one's system, one's reactions are slower -- not to mention vision impaired, balance impaired, etc. Why would anyone want to engage in a gunfight -- in a crowded bar -- in this condition? Fact: You don't have to have a BAC of .08 to be impaired by alcohol. We all have seen people who are "sloppy drunks." We've seen "happy drunks" and "mean drunks," too. IMO a "mean drunk" with a gun (concealed or not) is murder just waiting to happen. First there's this push for an open carry law -- and now here floats the idea of legalizing the carrying of guns in saloons. Sounds like you folks have been watching too many Gunsmoke reruns. So keep in mind pard, "Wild" Bill Hickok, even though a fairly proficient gunman himself, met his demise in a saloon when a drunk shot him in the back of the head. [/QUOTE]
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