You can carry concealed at a place that serves alcohol but doesn't derive 51% or more of it's income from the sale of alcohol.

Pizza joint that also serves beer?  Go.
Paddy Murphy's Pub?  No go.

Actually, the way the law is worded, you could theoretically be busted for carrying while intoxicated for having ANYTHING in your system.  Not just alcohol.  And there is no amount defined in the statute.



.08 is the definition given in a different statute having to do with DUI.  It does NOT apply to concealed carry.

Really tho, just stick to the 2 beer rule and you'll be fine.  Concealed is concealed.  And drunk is drunk.  Don't get drunk while you're carrying a gun in public.  Be a responsible drinker.  And yes, it is possible to drink and carry responsibly.  Just like it is possible to drink and then drive responsibly, or even simultaneously.  Yes, I know this doesn't fit with what you've been told for the past generation and a half by MADD, but it's the truth.  

A little bit of reason should tell you that a person that has one beer and drives or carries a gun is no more dangerous than if he had had a coke instead.  Zero tolerance is an excuse not to think.

Flame away.

Just took my renewal course yesterday.

The instructor hammered home this point repeatedly - Texas has a zero limit for consuming while carrying, meaning no consumption allowed at all. One beer and you have to put up the weapon. Being caught consuming even one beer will result in license revocation.

personal responsibility sucks huh?

As I understand the law here in Wyoming, you can't carry concealed in the portion of an establishment which is licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion is primarily devoted to that purpose. So I can and do carry concealed in a restaurant but I stay out of the bar area. I do sometimes have a beer with dinner, but will not get trashed when carrying.

In Utah, its the same standard as DUI, .08 BAC. Carry in bars is not restricted, nor is carry in any place that sells or dispenses alchohol.

I've carried in a bar on more than one occasion. I'm usually the DD, or limit myself to one drink. I would not carry drunk. I'lll often have a beer with dinner at a place like Applebees or Chilis... but its a one beer limit for me.

Thanks for helping, but that wasn't the question.



Indiana does.



 

Same here, not a good idea.
Just to stay on topic though, I don't think Georgia does but I'm not real sure.

Texas technically allows CCW and alcohol consumption.  
It's illegal to be "intoxicated," though, and there is no definition for "intoxicated."  Therefore, it's pretty much illegal to CCW and have a blood alcohol level above 0.0.




Nope.  There is no definition for "intoxicated" when carrying concealed. If you blow anything above 0.0, you're out of luck.

...no. There certainly is a definition of intoxicated, and Andy just posted it. Try reading the first post on this page.

Not true. You cannot carry concealed when you are intoxicated.

Chapter 411.171 relating to the Concealed Carry Statues points to definitions in Chapter 49.01 where intoxicated is defined.





So, take that as you will, but having a blood alcohol level of .01 and showing no physical or mental imparement will not land you in jail.

You're right.  My instructor was wrong.

ETA: I think what he meant was that blowing a 0.01 will not prevent you from being consitered intoxicated if you're acting like an idiot.

It's not unlawful to CCW at establishments that serve alcohol in MA,or to consume while carrying,but LTC's are granted based upon subjective suitability and if found to be intoxicated while carrying,one could certainly have their license revoked or not have it renewed.

Most any instructor is going to tell the students not to drink anything. All of the instructors I've had said the exact same thing. I think they mostly do this for a few reasons:

1. To keep people with a CHL from getting drunk and being involved in a shooting giving all CHL's a bad name.
2. To keep people from getting drunk and being arrested with their concealed handgun and saying, "My instructor said that I could drink and carry my gun!"

I personally don't think it's any big issue for most people to have a beer or two at lunch while you're carrying. I also think that there are some people that shouldn't drink a drop of alcohol when they're carrying. It's all going to be situational dependant and just to cover all of the bases most instructors are going to say "Don't drink anything".

Just don't fall into the trap of thinking that everything your instructor says is the absolute bottom line truth.

That's what mine said as well.

They were both wrong.  As I and others have pointed out, the definition of "intoxicated" for the relevant statute, while somewhat ill-defined, at least bears the definition of "substantial impairment."

I had a couple of beers at the san antonio tea party.  I was carrying.

Did I break the law?  No.  I was not "substantially impaired."

Yup