divemedic
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In another thread, a member stated that Texas law prohibits carrying a concealed weapon if there is any alchohol consumption. Some research on my part found the following:
Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER
(d) A license holder commits an offense if, while intoxicated, the license holder carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed.
So what is intoxicated?
The term "legal limit" is usually applied to DWI cases, and is misused by the media. The term legal limit would seem to imply that there is some magic number, below which you are not intoxicated, and above which you are. That is only partially true.
Texas Penal Code 49.01.(2) "Intoxicated" means:
(A) not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body
So the law in Texas is not "zero tolerance."
FYI
Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER
(d) A license holder commits an offense if, while intoxicated, the license holder carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed.
So what is intoxicated?
The term "legal limit" is usually applied to DWI cases, and is misused by the media. The term legal limit would seem to imply that there is some magic number, below which you are not intoxicated, and above which you are. That is only partially true.
Texas Penal Code 49.01.(2) "Intoxicated" means:
(A) not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body
So the law in Texas is not "zero tolerance."
FYI