I was doing a little reviewing of NC concealed handgun law after a discussion with a fellow CHL holder. In re-reading the law I noticed some irony that i didnt notice the first time around.
So according to the law it is illegal to carry concealed or otherwise when there is any alcohol in your blood stream, yet, it is perfectly legal to operate a car with a BAC of up to 0.08. Statistically speaking, cars (driven by an individual) kill more people each year than handguns do.
In this country, wouldnt it be possible for a really good defense attorny to argue that because said defendant was 21 and obtained his alcohol legally and it was taken in a "therapeutic" amount over dinner that he was not in fact breaking the law if there was a single beer in his system?
Granted, im not worried about how this particular law applies to me because I am a most law-abiding when i carry. I just found the verbage to be entertaining.
You may not, with or without a permit, carry a concealed weapon while consuming alcohol or while alcohol or any substance, controlled or otherwise is in your blood unless the substance was obtained legally and taken in therapeutically appropriate amounts.
So according to the law it is illegal to carry concealed or otherwise when there is any alcohol in your blood stream, yet, it is perfectly legal to operate a car with a BAC of up to 0.08. Statistically speaking, cars (driven by an individual) kill more people each year than handguns do.
In this country, wouldnt it be possible for a really good defense attorny to argue that because said defendant was 21 and obtained his alcohol legally and it was taken in a "therapeutic" amount over dinner that he was not in fact breaking the law if there was a single beer in his system?
Granted, im not worried about how this particular law applies to me because I am a most law-abiding when i carry. I just found the verbage to be entertaining.