DOJ - Prohibited Persons

[wireless]

No....I've never had a breathalyzer in my car.

Wake up dude...

After everything I have read that you posted tells me that you shouldn't be allowed to own a gun. I'm sorry but you should get your life straight first instead of thinking about owning a gun....

Thank God we don't have people arbitrarily denying 2nd amendment rights based on good moral character.

[Tere_Hanges]

Minor crimes? Unless you're talking about a 20 year old blowing a 0.01 and receiving a DUI, you're wrong. Also, ANY irresponsible and potentially dangerous behavior does connect (morally if not legally) with responsible firearms handling and ownership.

Compared to felonies, a misdemeanor DUI is a minor crime. And yes I know people that are very responsible in life and with firearms and had a DUI in the past. There really is no correlation. Good people make mistakes and learn from them.

You can debate the moral question all you want. You wont convince me of anything, Im not here to take moral advice from you. Im just trying to help the OP out. Legally, a misdemeanor DUI does not prohibit you from gun ownership. If you have a problem with that, vote democrat and call up Wolk and Deleon to see if they will sponsor another gun control bill like SB755, that Brown Vetoed in 2013.

[Harley]

Thank God we don't have people arbitrarily denying 2nd amendment rights based on good moral character.

Yeah thank God ......

[golfish]

What FUD? Item 11e on the 4473 covers alcohol. And you are informed in writing just above where you sign that falsifying anything on that form (written statement) or even lying to the store clerk (oral statement) is a federal felony. Just because prosecution is rare doesn't make it any less illegal.

If I was the OP I'd report you too the mods for calling me an alcoholic. A DUI has nothing to do with being an alcoholic.

[barrage]

... A DUI has nothing to do with being an alcoholic.

Well, that all seems to depend on how high your horse is if this thread is any indication.

[ke6guj]

I just learned something. Did not realize they prosecuted this. Not that I've done it, but the thought of riding a bicycle to a party etc. has crossed my mind in the past.

I've heard of DUI while in your own front yard mowing the grass on a riding lawnmower while plastered.

I've even heard of DUI on a horse. but the story goes that if you are up in the saddle that it is a DUI, but that the bartenders in Norco would drag out their customers at 2am and drape them over the horse, give the horse a swat on the rear and the horse would walk home with the drunk sleeping it off. that was supposedly legal since the drunk was not in control of the hosre.

[teg33]

If I was the OP I'd report you too the mods for calling me an alcoholic. A DUI has nothing to do with being an alcoholic.

Amen to this, Alcoholic got nothing to do with DUI. One of my uncle is a chronic drinker, basically he's an alcoholic, never got DUI. He didn't know how to drive vehicle

[PMA]

Well, that all seems to depend on how high your horse is if this thread is any indication.

Who's on the high horse, pointing fingers?

Agreed that a DUI has nothing to do with being an alcoholic. Maybe all of the finger pointing was due to my poor choice of words that "I was at the wrong place at the wrong time." If I led anybody to believe that I was victimizing myself, then let me make it clear that is not the case. I've been a responsible gun owner for years, a father, a husband, and a professional in my line of work. Did I Screw up? Yes, I did. Am I an alcoholic? No. Do I have problems with Alcohol? Absolutely not.

[PMA]

I've heard of DUI while in your own front yard mowing the grass on a riding lawnmower while plastered.

I've even heard of DUI on a horse. but the story goes that if you are up in the saddle that it is a DUI, but that the bartenders in Norco would drag out their customers at 2am and drape them over the horse, give the horse a swat on the rear and the horse would walk home with the drunk sleeping it off. that was supposedly legal since the drunk was not in control of the hosre.

What if the rider was sober and the horse was drunk?

[SonofWWIIDI]

Hmmmm....

[CSACANNONEER]

What if the rider was sober and the horse was drunk?

I'm not sure about that but, if the horse was under 21, whoever gave it alcohol might be in trouble.

[ninja750r]

Do you have any outstanding tickets or fines? Do you owe the state of California money?

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[barrage]

Who's on the high horse, pointing fingers?

Agreed that a DUI has nothing to do with being an alcoholic. Maybe all of the finger pointing was due to my poor choice of words that "I was at the wrong place at the wrong time." If I led anybody to believe that I was victimizing myself, then let me make it clear that is not the case. I've been a responsible gun owner for years, a father, a husband, and a professional in my line of work. Did I Screw up? Yes, I did. Am I an alcoholic? No. Do I have problems with Alcohol? Absolutely not.

I don't think you were victimizing yourself at all or that you used the wrong words. There's a lot of piousness and moral superiority pissing contests on Calguns, which is what I believe you're seeing as a result of your apparent ability to admit making a mistake and moving on with your life and for that you've had someone suggest your rights be stripped and another suggest that they'd consider murdering you, not that I'd take CSA seriously, but you get the point.

Still, throughout all the garbage, it does seem there's some pretty good answers here.

[PMA]

Do you have any outstanding tickets or fines? Do you owe the state of California money?

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I don't owe the state any money. I do have a fix it ticket that needs to be signed and mailed to court, but I can't see the DOJ prohibiting a purchase over a fix it ticket.

[CSACANNONEER]

Compared to felonies, a misdemeanor DUI is a minor crime. And yes I know people that are very responsible in life and with firearms and had a DUI in the past. There really is no correlation. Good people make mistakes and learn from them. Not everyone lives in a box like you do.

You can debate the moral question all you want. You wont convince me of anything, Im not here to take moral advice from you. Im just trying to help the OP out. Legally, a misdemeanor DUI does not prohibit you from gun ownership. If you have a problem with that, vote democrat and call up Wolk and Deleon to see if they will sponsor another gun control bill like SB755, that Brown Vetoed in 2013.

A misdemeanor DUI could be a 20 year old blowing a .01 or, it could be just that the driver got lucky, had enough money for a good attorney and didn't kill anyone this time. Sorry, a DUI is very irresponsible period. Maybe you'll be as lucky as I was and your mother won't die due to a DUI. Maybe you won't be so lucky. But, you'll never convince me that a DUI is a "minor crime" whether it has minor legal/social penalties or not.

You haven't done said anything here to help the OP out. All you've done is tried to condone/play down his irresponsible behavior.