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Guns and alcohol don't mix well

I've had to shake my head and give the look of a man who has been just told he's pregnant (yes, that confused) whenever I've read about a state making it legal for people to carry firearms into bars. Alcohol lowers our inhibitions, slows our reaction time, leaves us more apt to saying and doing things we wouldn't normally, and even prompts some to become angry and violent. Being in the possession of a gun, let alone handling one isn't the wisest of moves for a person who has been drinking.

Sadly, this very point was proven just recently, as after drinking vodka and lemonade for several hours this past Saturday, Michelle Wanko of Pennsylvania accidentally shot and killed her husband Michael when he was giving her a gun lesson.

Obviously this couple wasn't thinking properly during this time and as much of a gun control proponent as I am, I have a hard time believing any kind of legislation could have prevented this tragedy. However, I'd like to believe most people have more common sense than this, even when drinking. If I were drinking, the last thing on my mind would be, "Gee, you know what I really wanna do right now? Fire a gun! Booze and a gun? It's like a match made in heaven! Yee-haw! Shoot! Where'd I leave my whiskey?" 

NRA enthusiasts like to utter the line, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." It doesn't matter if it's a "good" or "bad" guy, if he's drunk, he shouldn't be messing with a gun.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/30/michele-wanko-gun-lesson-husband-dead_n_3185790.html
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