TN Rep. Curry Todd, who the press points out was the lead sponsor of the bill removing the restriction on carrying guns where alcohol was served, got pulled over for DUI. And he also had gun in the car. Now, do you think the press is outraged that he was hammered as dammit and behind the wheel of a several thousand pound vehicle and speeding down the road or about the firearm in his car? The former is definitely more dangerous and the latter was likely not an issue.
In Tennessee, you cannot consume alcohol while carrying a firearm. It’s not at all like our DUI laws in which you can drink to a certain BAC level and drive as long as you’re not impaired. If I’m carrying a firearm and have a glass of wine with dinner at friend’s house, once I get in the car, I’ve broken the law. That didn’t change since the supposed guns in bars bill. And if the Rep. got tanked in a local bar while carrying his weapon, he broke the law again.