Just to throw my 2 cents in on the florida "drunk carry" laws... A few friends and I were in Kissimmee, FL for a little R&R a few yrs ago, 08 or 09 maybe?, and had a few drinks at Hooters. One of my friends passed out in the bar/restaurant/family dining facility, so we were carrying him back to the car. A cop rolled up on us just to check us out, naturally he was all to eager to give us a hard time since we were out of staters. The officer asked him and I to take breath alcohol tests, my friend was over, and I hadn't been drinking, so I blew nothing. Our passed out friend was barely lucid, but obviously was intoxicated. They were ALMOST TO LET US GO, agreeing that ONLY I would drive, but my friend, a CCW holder, got a little obstinant. Then when the officer asked him if he had any weapons on him, he answered honestly, and said yes, and pointed out that he had a permit. They talked him over for a minute or two, telling him it's illegal to carry in a bar, but he argued that hooter's isn't a bar, it's a restaurant, and they didn't have a "no-guns" placard in the window, and he got louder and louder...

I really wasn't sure why they were talking him up so much, but finally, one of the officers asked him to take out his weapon so they could see it, before I could holler at him to ignore the request, he reached for his pistol, and they threw him on the ground and cuffed him up.

According to his lawyer, Hooter's didn't count as a bar since kids could dine there, and he was legal to have been drunk and CARRYING, but when he handled the weapon, that's when the rule bit him in the butt. The officers also argued that the "defendant" had become agitated and suddenly drew the weapon, which was BS, but they still cooked up a solid resisting arrest charge. Needless to say, his license has since been revoked.

So the moral of the story, if you carry, know the laws wherever you are, and as always, if you're drunk, don't even TOUCH a gun, whether it's already on your hip or not!