I do that when I drink. I don’t drink really but once in a blue moon I’m in a mood to drink.
Like tonight and I locked up my Glock 10mm and two 15 round magazines. I’m not sure why because I think I have a head on my shoulder but I do this.
I don’t trust myself? I never done anything stupid before. I’m on my 5th bottle of Smirnoff Ice Screwdriver. I got one bottle left. I plan to finish it before I call it the night.
Yes, I’m a licensed carry and I carry all the time. I’m staying home getting buzzed. I’m not out in the streets. It’s a pretty crappy weather anyway.
I think I’m rambling but thanks for hearing me out. I’m ready for bed. Good night y’all.
I don’t know what state you’re in, but in Wisconsin it it’s illegal to have a gun on you or within reach if you’re intoxicated. 941.20(1)(b)
The CCL FAQs also mention that no one, can carry a weapon into a bar (we have open carry without a license) but go on to specifically mention that you can carry a concealed weapon in a bar, if you have a CCL, but it’s a $10,000 and/or 9 months in jail if you drink while carrying it.
So, from a legal stand point, not a bad idea, things can go wrong, someone could stop over, a cop could knock on the door for some random reason. Maybe you forget it’s on you and walk outside and and get noticed. Who knows.
OTOH, if, mentally, you feel like it needs to be locked up, even better that you did.
I can’t talk you out of suicide, I don’t know what your life is like. But I think most people who shoot themselves are drunk, so yeah its a good idea to keep your guns under multiple locks because the alcohol makes it easier.
That statute does not say that one can’t have a gun within reach if intoxicated. “Within reach” is language used in another statute regarding defining what entails the concealing of a weapon.