Comments on: Good to know http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:33:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: USCitizen http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/comment-page-1/#comment-193232 USCitizen Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:36:39 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/#comment-193232 Texas law prescribes no (lower) limit for alcohol in its "under the influence" statute vis-a-vis firearms. (Not sure if hand guns and long guns are treated differently). The effect of the regulation is that "influence" in Texas is what the jury (or Grand Jury) chooses to determine it is. Texas law prescribes no (lower) limit for alcohol in its “under the influence” statute vis-a-vis firearms. (Not sure if hand guns and long guns are treated differently).

The effect of the regulation is that “influence” in Texas is what the jury (or Grand Jury) chooses to determine it is.

]]> By: tgirsch http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/comment-page-1/#comment-193231 tgirsch Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:20:38 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/#comment-193231 <i>Meanwhile, a rifle is OK?</i> If it weren't, 90+% of all hunting trips in TN would be illegal. :) Meanwhile, a rifle is OK?

If it weren’t, 90+% of all hunting trips in TN would be illegal. :)

]]> By: Justin Buist http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/comment-page-1/#comment-193230 Justin Buist Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:01:04 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/#comment-193230 Michigan has something similar on the books. You can't be in posession of a pistol with a BAC over 0.02. Drunk as a skunk with a long gun is perfectly fine. Michigan has something similar on the books. You can’t be in posession of a pistol with a BAC over 0.02.

Drunk as a skunk with a long gun is perfectly fine.

]]> By: CarlS http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/comment-page-1/#comment-193228 CarlS Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:40:15 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/01/10/good_to_know-4/#comment-193228 "It is an offense ... while under the influence" ... Okay, what about those ofus who "pack" and are smart enough to not be under the influence? If it is basic law that you can not read into an act that which it does not say, and can not extend the law beyond it's clear meaning, then logically, the prohibition only applies to those who imbibe. “It is an offense … while under the influence” … Okay, what about those ofus who “pack” and are smart enough to not be under the influence? If it is basic law that you can not read into an act that which it does not say, and can not extend the law beyond it’s clear meaning, then logically, the prohibition only applies to those who imbibe.

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