>In Texas you do. There is no exceptable limit like there is for driving. If you are driving at .07 no problem. If a cop smells booze on your breath, boom your license can be taken.
We all have the right to live, and a tipsy person is quite capable of defending his life. Guns really aren’t that hard to shoot, and don’t require any great skill or coordination, considering the mentally disabled condition even a sober person is likely to be in during an attempted lethal attack.
Of course, I don’t EVER shoot when I have had even the slightest bit to drink. But I ALWAYS carry, and I am not a tee-totaler. Draw your own conclusions.
If some guy is running after my wife with a meat-cleaver and an erection, I’ll shoot no matter my condition. Might not have as high of a hit rate, but I’m surely not going to say “gee, I just had a half bottle of wine, so I’d better let him kill her.” Of course, if I should negligently kill a few bystanders, I’ll probably lose my house and spend time in jail. Or maybe not.
But I’ll be keeping my options open on the self-defense front, thank you very much.
Of course, if I should negligently kill a few bystanders, I’ll probably lose my house and spend time in jail. Or maybe not.
There is no "maybe not" in this scenerio.
You can do what ever you want, but in this circumstance you are not going to beat the rap or the ride.