So wait a minute something is very fishy about this story. He was with a friend that had a gun that was about to get into a fight. I’m uncertain of the CC laws in Washington but in Ohio I can go to a bar and carry but not drink. So this responsible CCW holder was not only with a friend that was armed armed and drinking but he too was drunk and decided it was ok to take the weapon himself? On the surface this does not pass a smell test. Why didn’t the guy pull his friend away from the fight? What responsible CCW carrier hangs out with a “friend” who is armed and drinks? What kind of responsible CCW carrier places himself in a situation where he too is drunk and confiscates the firearm thereby committing a crime as well? Sorry something just does not add up
One can get a CCW and carry a firearm and not be responsible, sadly. People do lots of goofy stuff when drunk. While in many cases I have heard of the cops giving conflicting demands to a person and shooting them when they don’t comply - I imagine that with a .24 level the guy holding the gun may have been confused over even the most simple command and deemed a threat.
“Drop the gun!!!”
Swinging around to face the police “Who? Me!!??”
BTW - the guy’s name was Washington, this was Portland, Oregon. In Washington state you can’t bring your gun into a bar. You can bring it into a place that serves booze, but you have to stay in the family area. Stupid if you ask me, but many places will have the tables in one area to eat dinner and drink with the family, and another area with tables and the bar for eating and drinking. Most places the two areas are just separated by a railing or a waist high wall.
In Colorado you can ccw in a bar and you can drink. Standard dui blood alcohol levels apply. Every legal class says not too for all sorts of good reasons. My frau no longer asks when we go out to dinner. She assumes if I am driving I am armed.