Guns and alcohol don’t mix

No doubt those that think law abiding citizens should not have the right protect themselves from danger with firearms are eating up this news story where representative Curry Todd, the lead sponsor of the bill allowing permit holders to carry their firearms in a place that serves alcohol, was arrested for DUI and possession of a firearm while intoxicated.

Also seen in the article is the continued liberal media bias from the Tennessean referring to the bill as the “guns-in-bars” bill, which it is not. The bill is intended for permit holders to be able protect themselves by carrying their firearms in places that serve alcohol (most full service type restaurants serve alcohol now) provided they are NOT drinking. That’s right, they cannot drink one drop of alcohol while in possession of a firearm or they are BREAKING THE LAW. The bill in no way makes it legal to mix guns and alcohol. Anyone doing so, either before the bill was passed or now that it has passed would be a CRIMINAL as they are BREAKING THE LAW. So why do the anti-rights people against this bill (including our former governor who tried to veto it) keep saying stupid things like “guns and alcohol don’t mix!”?

Adam Dread, the attorney who challenged the bill and who is quoted in this article, would be included in this category of stupidity.  Dread says about Todd “…but if he was drinking alcohol and had a loaded gun on him, that was our exact concern. ... The officer was in danger." What does that have to do with the bill that was passed? It would still be a concern even if the bill hadn’t passed because Todd is BREAKING THE LAW! What dream world does Dread live in where he thinks that simply passing a law keeps people from breaking it? 

The article also states Dread would take Todd’s case to defend him against the DUI. So you would defend him against being drunk and driving a 2 ton bullet but you’ll burn him at the stake for having a handgun in his car while intoxicated? Does anyone else see a problem here? 

Mr. Dread, may I remind you that more people are killed every year by traffic accidents than all gun deaths combined. And more people are killed by drunk driving alone than all gun related homicides combined. Where are your priorities, Mr. Dread?