HankB wrote:Drunks ought not be driving cars or using guns. Absolutely agree with this. If you're even slightly "tipsy" stay off the road and leave your guns alone.
But I don't see that having a single beer or one glass of wine is going to make a responsible person untrustworthy with a firearm.
Intoxication is a subjective condition, meaning it is a different condition for each person...
I learned a rule of thumb (take it for what its worth)...For every drink you intake it is a 10% drop in physical and cognative reasoning skills...Ignoring the metabolic rates for different people, for sake of argument...
So if 100%, is considered fully functional/sober...And if you equate the sobriety levels in 10% increments...
After 5 drinks (you may) you could be a 50% capability, or maybe at a .05 BAC...
So if you want to think you are "good" at .01 (90% capability) or .02 (80% capability)...I can go with that logic...
But just remember everyone doesn't hold their liquor the same way...
I'm only saying this in respect for everyone's opinion on this issue...
I think this is one of the best discussions we've had on this website so far...
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