JamesCanby
Activist Member
There has been some very interesting hair-splitting going on in this thread regarding walking in OCing, then concealing and ordering a drink, with or without a CHP. Makes one's mind boggle at the permutations.
IMHO, a reasonable person -- including the judge -- would most likely say that the law, while it may be somewhat poorly written, prohibits the consumption of an alcoholic beverage while carrying concealed. The CHP aspect is moot: if you have a CHP, you are prohibited from imbibing. If you conceal without a CHP, you are in violation of other parts of the code. Either way, you're in trouble (if caught).
I invite those who believe that you can walk in OCing, and then conceal and imbibe to test that case and let us know how it works out. Inquiring minds want to know.
IMHO, a reasonable person -- including the judge -- would most likely say that the law, while it may be somewhat poorly written, prohibits the consumption of an alcoholic beverage while carrying concealed. The CHP aspect is moot: if you have a CHP, you are prohibited from imbibing. If you conceal without a CHP, you are in violation of other parts of the code. Either way, you're in trouble (if caught).
I invite those who believe that you can walk in OCing, and then conceal and imbibe to test that case and let us know how it works out. Inquiring minds want to know.