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Originally Posted by Penforhire
As someone who rarely, but sometimes, drinks to excess and has access to firearms I don't see a connection between being intoxicated and increased risk to others. Alcohol in the bloodstream makes reactions slow and reduce inhibitions but "thou shall not kill" remains fairly clear in my mind, lol, along with not even handling a firearm on those rare times when I'm drunk.
Is it so hard to imagine it as identical to not driving while drunk (which I don't)? I wouldn't have a problem with any elite military character (or actual person) getting drunk outside the line of duty.
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Alcohol does reduce inhibitions and impair both judgment and coordination, so a drunk is likely to be a lot less able to safely handle a weapon, and may not be in a state of mind to be as careful as he/she would be sober. Even leaving out interpersonal violence (which I'm pretty sure most police officers, medical people, etc., would say is more likely when alcohol is involved), showing off alleged skill or simply not paying attention to safety seems a lot more likely to me if someone's been drinking.