I saw this the other day over at Walls of the City and absolutely loved the way Linoge put this together
As I write this post, I am sitting within about 25 feet of four separate loaded firearms, each with between six and 30 rounds of ammunition already inserted into them, and magazines full of about another 250 rounds within that same radius. In that same radius, there are also about five gallons of various forms of alcohol, ranging from Two Buck Chuck to sake to a few other things in between. Finally, I live in an apartment complex (at least for the time being), with the resulting thin walls, really-next-door-neighbors, and high population density. In short, I could get up from where I am sitting, get so wasted I could hardly stand, and ruin a lot of peoples’ lives – far more than I could if I did the same at a bar. The same is true for every single other firearm-owner in Tennessee who possesses both loaded firearms and alcohol at their habitations.
As I write this post, I am sitting within about 25 feet of four separate loaded firearms, each with between six and 30 rounds of ammunition already inserted into them, and magazines full of about another 250 rounds within that same radius.
In that same radius, there are also about five gallons of various forms of alcohol, ranging from Two Buck Chuck to sake to a few other things in between.
Finally, I live in an apartment complex (at least for the time being), with the resulting thin walls, really-next-door-neighbors, and high population density.
In short, I could get up from where I am sitting, get so wasted I could hardly stand, and ruin a lot of peoples’ lives – far more than I could if I did the same at a bar. The same is true for every single other firearm-owner in Tennessee who possesses both loaded firearms and alcohol at their habitations.
Here's a quick visual of what he's talking about
There is enough alcohol there to kill a man (and there's more elsewhere, and we're not even people who drink that often). I've got enough firepower to cause Petey Hamm, Paul Helmke, Josh Sugarmann, and Sarah Brady to collectively crap their britches several times over. There is nothing illegal in this picture. There is nothing odd either. I could get all likker'd up, strap on the Glock, shove the KelTec in a pocket, and go waltzing down the road taking pot shots at anything that moved.
But I don't.
And neither does the vast majority of the populace. Here in Florida, it isn't illegal to have a drink while carrying. It's not advised, just like drinking and driving. But just like drinking and driving, having a beer or two doesn't automatically mean you are incapable of operating a vehicle. If it's not a problem here, or in any of the other states where it's allowed, what leg do the anti-gunners have to stand on?
I've got enough firepower to cause Petey Hamm, Paul Helmke, Josh Sugarmann, and Sarah Brady to collectively crap their britches several times over.