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I have reviewed the entire Indiana Code, at large, and could not locate any single Statute that specifically Criminalized carrying a Pistol, or other Firearm/Weapon, while Drinking Alcohol, therefore, it is within my opinion, that:
1. Such action is Legal, seeing as to how Indiana operates off of Common Law. One of the most basic principles of Common Law is that what is not Prohibited, is Legal.
2. It is not unheard of for People to Drink Alcohol over a meal, and I, myself, have seen People do it with Firearms on their Person..., or nearby, now...
3. That having been said, it probably is not the best of ideas. It may very well unnerve someone if they happen across you if you are Drinking Alcohol while armed with a Firearm/Weapon.
4. The Superintendant of The Indiana State Police 'may' revoke your License, if you have one [License to carry Handgun] (and I assume that you do), if He has credible and reliable evidence, with Court documentation, brought to His attention that you are not a 'proper Person' to be Licensed under 35-47-2-5(a) and 35-47-2-5(b).
5. It could be established that if you Drink Alcohol, especially in Public, while armed with a Firearm, especially a Handgun, then, you risk being found as someone who: 'is not of good character' or 'not... proper to be Licensed' as is codified under Indiana State Law 35-47-2-3(e)(2) or 35-47-2-3(e)(3).
Honestly, I would not do it either..., not to mention how that in Indiana it is very easy to catch a Public Drunk charge, under Indiana Code 7.1-5-1-3. But if you were to enjoy a Beer over a 32oz.Steak Dinner in Public, with all thesides: Bread, Baked/Mashed Potato, Salad, Vegetable Platter, etc., then, odds are, you probably will not be Drunk or Intoxicated anything past .02/.03 at most, and then, probably for an hour, at best. Especially if you take your time and eat slowly.
Then again though, I am not a Lawyer nor a Professional Forensic Scientist.