Have you ever carried your gun while not sober?

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10. I'll be the odd man out and answer yes....

Someone tried to hot-wire my daily driver a few years ago and managed to blow out the majority of the electronics behind the dash. As a result, my great grandfather's 1950 Plymouth became my daily driver. I had restored her mechanically reasonably well, but it was still powered by the original flathead 6 cylinder and I was driving her about 75 Miles every night through shady neighborhoods. One night the generator (it was originally a 6V car) took a shit and I limped her to my buddy's garage. I locked the doors and left my antique .38 (it dates back to the teens) stuck between the seat springs beneath the driver seat.

The next morning, I went over to my buddies and rewired the car to run on a 12V system. During this time my buddy and I drank a couple of beers. After my second beer, I removed the pistol from the seat springs, unloaded it, stuck it in my backpack (which sat in the trunk by the spare tire) and placed the 6 rounds formerly housed within the cylinder into my ashtray. I had a few more beers that evening and drove home. That is the only time I've ever been under the influence and had access to a firearm. Even then, it sat in the trunk of the car and the ammo sat elsewhere.

The thing you have to realize, Creekdog, is that most of us realize that carrying a firearm is not only a right but a responsibility. Later on in life, I've gotten a CHL and I don't carry most of the time because I don't want the responsibility.