# When I drink I lock up my gun and magazines **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633 "2018-01-28T04:15:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/21 "2018-01-28T19:05:32Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > 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. But since you can’t conceal a weapon while intoxicated, wouldn’t that also mean you can’t have one within reach? In any case that law says that you cannot “operate or go armed with a firearm while intoxicated”. “Go armed” doesn’t require that the gun be on you, just that you know where it is, it’s within your reach and that a casual onlooker wouldn’t notice it. So, getting drunk at home and having your loaded gun under the couch is, technically, illegal. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/22 "2018-01-28T19:31:30Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > But since you can’t conceal a weapon while intoxicated, wouldn’t that also mean you can’t have one within reach? > > In any case that law says that you cannot “operate or go armed with a firearm while intoxicated”. “Go armed” doesn’t require that the gun be on you, just that you know where it is, it’s within your reach and that a casual onlooker wouldn’t notice it. So, getting drunk at home and having your loaded gun under the couch is, technically, illegal. Unless you forget where you put it, then it’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/23 "2018-01-28T19:36:44Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > But since you can’t conceal a weapon while intoxicated, wouldn’t that also mean you can’t have one within reach? No, why would it? That would mean a lot of people would be guilty of a serious offense for simply coming home drunk and going straight to bed. > [@](#): > > any case that law says that you cannot “operate or go armed with a firearm while intoxicated”. “Go armed” doesn’t require that the gun be on you, just that you know where it is, it’s within your reach and that a casual onlooker wouldn’t notice it. So, getting drunk at home and having your loaded gun under the couch is, technically, illegal. No, having a gun under your couch or anywhere else in your home is not “going armed.” You are reading the language of what it means to “go armed” in another statute which is regarding what carrying a concealed weapon constitutes. It specifically says “The elements for a violation of s. 941.23 are”, which does not automatically mean the same elements apply to other statutes. If what you were saying is true, how could one not be guilty of carrying a concealed weapon when keeping a gun under his couch even when not intoxicated? ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yellow_sausage_bandit/32/394_2.png) [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/24 "2018-01-28T19:52:35Z")
When I drink I lock up my wife and children. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/25 "2018-01-28T19:54:42Z")
I lock up my magazines about guns. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/26 "2018-01-28T20:01:00Z")
I am so happy. It seems he made it through the night without killing himself or another. I guess…SigMan are there any dead bodies around the house? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/27 "2018-01-28T20:37:30Z")
> [@SigMan](#): > > **When I drink I lock up my gun and magazines** Even your Playboys? :eek: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/28 "2018-01-28T21:14:00Z")
I don’t want to seem harsh, and I applaud the OP for recognizing a potential problem, but I have to invoke the “if there’s any doubt, there’s no doubt” rule. If there is ANY possibility of someone misusing a firearm in ANY way when intoxicated, that person should either not get intoxicated or not have firearms in the house. It’s simple as that. There’s no leeway here. ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/29 "2018-01-28T22:00:04Z")
I think this is what I realized, that gun and alcohol don’t mix. I also think that I did this to keep my carry license. I live in Texas and I’m sure we have the gun/alcohol laws. I’m well versed on the state gun laws but not much on alcohol because I don’t drink. Last time I drank beside last night was really a long time ago that I don’t remember when that was. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/30 "2018-01-28T22:23:22Z")
If you have enough sense to lock up the guns, lock up the cars too. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/31 "2018-01-28T22:28:24Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I’m horrified. _Smirnoff Ice_? What is this, a sorority hazing? At least it wasn’t Zima with Jolly Ranchers in it… ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/32 "2018-01-28T22:29:11Z")
That’s no problem, I can’t see well enough to drive at night. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/33 "2018-01-28T22:36:31Z")
I do want to mention that everytime I see this thread title, I find myself singing it in my head as a country music song. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/34 "2018-01-28T22:52:41Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I am so happy. It seems he made it through the night without killing himself or another. I guess…SigMan are there any dead bodies around the house? Yes, but they’re locked up so all is good. > [@SigMan](#): > > I think this is what I realized, that gun and alcohol don’t mix. Guns don’t mix drinks; swizzle sticks mix drinks ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/35 "2018-01-28T23:31:16Z")
I’ll never tell where I buried the bodies! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/36 "2018-01-29T00:49:54Z")
> [@SigMan](#): > > That’s no problem, I can’t see well enough to drive at night. So at night, I presume you only shoot inside? ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/37 "2018-01-29T00:58:01Z")
No I have cataracts. Oncoming headlights blinds me. ---
**Author:** ![BeenJammin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beenjammin/32/448_2.png) [@BeenJammin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeenJammin)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/38 "2018-01-29T01:01:31Z")
I like to clean, ops check and dry fire my guns when pushing the intox limits. That’s when mistakes are most prevalent, so best to be sure everything’s well familiarized and in proper working order. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/39 "2018-01-29T01:07:34Z")
Y’all are brutal. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-drink-i-lock-up-my-gun-and-magazines/807633/40 "2018-01-29T22:08:08Z")
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