Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
No those are for CC only.
Clearly, that’s not what he said.I would be to say a finger or hand had something to do with it.
I have never seen a gun just go bang on its own.
LEO has to have a reasonable, articulatable suspicion that you are involved in a crime to detain you. In NC, open carry, whether drinking or not, is not a crime unless you are in a place where guns are not permitted. Brandishing, discharging recklessly, discharging within city limits, and other things would be grounds to detain you, but simple OC, with or without alcohol, is not. Also be aware that there are places that are off limits to guns unless you have a CHP, including restaurants that serve alcohol and educational property. Oddly, the law doesn't require you to conceal it in those places, so CHP holders could open carry in TGI Friday's, unless they put up a gunbuster sign or ask you to leave.So short of someone waving their gun around why would any leo stop an OC person and give them a breathalyzer? Maybe if they were stopped for a traffic violation or something then the leo could add that charge if they blew over the limit?
So short of someone waving their gun around why would any leo stop an OC person and give them a breathalyzer? Maybe if they were stopped for a traffic violation or something then the leo could add that charge if they blew over the limit?
Note: Breath testing is related to violations involving the operation of a vehicle.
Yes and no
It is tied to driving but also used as a tool for underage drinking, even seeing it used in cases where people have had way to much and may be at risk of death from high levels.
And good on you for taking care of the community like that.I'm not aware of any law on the books making the act of carrying a gun openly and being intoxicated - in and of itself - unlawful. The intoxication could certainly lead to a particular act that would be unlawful, but being inebriated isn't unlawful in most circumstances.
Note: Breath testing is related to violations involving the operation of a vehicle.
ETA: In times past, I have temporarily relieved people of a firearm for the relative safety of themselves and the community under the community care-taking doctrine, but no criminal charges were involved the the seizure was temporary.