My buddy just got a dui, the fact he had his pistol in his car was another violation on top of it all.

Thanks. I was sure it is a crime. Follow up question would be how this affects their
future ability to obtain LTC or even purchase firearms.

Whether a driver has a LTC or not, having a firearm in the car while drunk driving is a crime - the unlawful possession of a weapon - because drunk driving is a crime above a Class C traffic ordinance.

(a-1) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle or watercraft that is owned by the person or under the person's control at any time in which:

(2) the person is:
(A) engaged in criminal activity, other than a Class C misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic or boating;

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverages.


Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 46.02

Glad that worked out for you - sounds like you did everything just right.

Even rookie cops are not supposed to be idiots.

That's kinda why they undergo the training to be certified. The problem with letting them figure things out is that they might kill somebody or get themselves or someone else killed in the meantime.

With a LTC is it up to officer if you are drunk, if you read the early posts

Without a LTC maybe you have to have BAC of .08 and above

Please post the different definitions of "intoxication" that you think apply to the two different scenarios, drunk driving with a LTC vs. drunk driving without a LTC, as the definition looks the same to me regardless, but I'm open to learning something new.

The standard is the same either way. It is a BAC of .08 or more or losing the use of your mental or physical faculties. Either way it's the officer making a determination of whether you are intoxicated or not. The only difference is the charge. If you don't have an LTC it's UCW and if you do have one it's Unlawful Carrying of Handgun by License Holder.

Yes, most likely will be a Class A misdemeanor if it is a first offense DWI, which is a disqualifier for a LTC.

Maybe in Texas


Easy solution: Get a LTC/CHL from Vermont or another state that Texas has agreement with.


This is done on a regular basis to drive in Texas when a person can't get a Texas DL due not having a valid visa, they go to one of the states that issues DL to illegal aliens and they are legal to drive in Texas.

you are the equivalent of what the Army calls a barracks lawyer. You spew off a bunch of nonsense you know nothing about lol but pretend to know it all. Thankfully Grizz cleared it all up.