I have seen very inexpensive shoulder holsters.Bluepit said:I was looking at shoulder rigs but $$$ and I have heard they are not that comfortable.
Do tuxes still come with a sash? (maybe they're called cumberbunds?) :image035:Bluepit said:...Does anyone have any reccomendations on carrying in a tux...
Complacency!:sheep:. What makes you think the scales of safety tip in your favor just because you're at a wedding? Missing a bit of logic there aren't we. Improbable, not impossible. Plus I don't gamble with odds. As for the booze, it's a non issue. If you can't get through life without having to weigh the odds between booze and guns...perhaps you may need to re-evaluate your priorities? - just my 2 cents97Octane said:Note that if you are the best man... and you pack... you will likely have to miss out on all the drinking after the wedding.
Do you really feel the need to pack throughout the wedding? If your brother is tied to the mafia, then everyone should strap, but I'd leave the pistola in the car for a few hours, loosen up and hoist a few pints and have some cake. Enjoy the fun... you wouldnt want to hear the clang of metal hitting and sliding across the floor while you and all the old people are out doing the chicken dance. You would likely attend a wedding a funeral all in the same week after some old foggie has a coronary.
I'm sure someone can find an article where some BG's held up folks at a wedding, but I bet its safe to assume that the odds of your personal safety are in your favor for a few hours.
In Texas, you cannot carry with ANY consumption of booze... I'd rather drink and have fun at a wedding, than go out of my way with custom fitting a Tux etc... and miss out on some fun just because I wanted to pack. Thats me obviously, but seriously consider your need to carry during your brothers wedding, vs. your want. I'd be willing to bet that even Wayatt Earp took off his irons every once in a while in order to do some serious boot scootin.
Actually, the statute (Penal Code 46.035 section d) states "A license holder commits an offense if, while intoxicated, the license holder carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, regardless of whether the handgun is concealed." I specifically asked my instructor, who is a police officer, what constitutes "intoxicated". He indicated that it was up to the arresting officer to decide if you appear to be intoxicated. There's no breathilizer required to determine that. Depending on the indivual involved, a drink (or maybe two if you're a large person) with your supper probably wouldn't render you "intoxicated".97Octane said:In Texas, you cannot carry with ANY consumption of booze... I'd rather drink and have fun at a wedding, than go out of my way with custom fitting a Tux etc... and miss out on some fun just because I wanted to pack. Thats me obviously, but seriously consider your need to carry during your brothers wedding, vs. your want. I'd be willing to bet that even Wayatt Earp took off his irons every once in a while in order to do some serious boot scootin.