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Originally Posted by Golfingnut
This is my assessment of this post that I would like to verify.
I am assuming from what you say that you CANNOT HAVE ALCOHOL while carrying your gun. I hope I am right, but do not know for sure. I do know that you can have a few beers and then return to your car (if under the .08 limit) and drive. Please clarify drinking and carrying.
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You can
NOT drink any alcohol if you are carrying a concealed firearm. You may carry it if you are only in the restaurant portion of the building but may not carry it in the bar portion. Also you may not have any alcohol with your meal.
Where I lived before was very different from here, next to the Mexican Border in New Mexico, I carried almost all the time, either openly or concealed. New Mexico is an open carry state. Never did I imbibe while carrying. Since moving to The Villages, I hardly ever carry anymore. Might stick one in the car when going off Villages, but until things change, really have not felt the need to carry while anyplace in The Villages. I am more scared of driving that being accosted by a criminal. Do really believe that I have more of a chance of being run over by one of you Villagers that are in a hurry to get someplace, but just can't remember where or why you are in such a hurry.
The sad part about most of the people with concealed carry permits is that they obtrained them with minimum training or no training at all. They have no knowledge of the Florida laws concerning concealed carry or even how to react to a situation that would require the use of a concealed weapon, IE., the old man who fired at the two kids robbing the internet cafe in Ocala. He was correct in what he did, until he fired the last two shoots as they were running out the door. Once he did that he could have been charged with agg assault or even manslaughter. He is fortunate that the DA in Ocala is firearm friendly. Now what would have been the reaction if one of those rounds would have hit someone else? You must remember that every bullet has a lawyer attached to it. So even if you have your concealed carry permit, take some training classes, learn how, when you should take action with a deadly weapon. Just because you are licensed to carry does not give you a license to use deadly force.
Hope that this clears up your question about drinking and carrying. Now would you like to start a discussion about drinking and driving here in The Villages?