Further question: do you conceal carry when you know you will be drinking? Research indicates to me that’s pretty heavily frowned upon to illegal in almost every state. Dude had 5 beers in 2 hours, which like isn’t crazy... but you’re carrying a gun. I say tell the person, because if they have a problem with you carrying, are you going to stop carrying because you’re dating them? If it’s a dealbreaker, and you really do conceal carry everywhere and this isn’t something you’d want to stop doing, then you should communicate up front because it sounds like it’d be a dealbreaker for you to stop just as much as it would be for them to date someone who’s typically packing. I completely agree that how you communicate this information to someone is as important and impactful to how a person’s going to receive it, as just the fact that you communicate it.
Oh, right! I forgot that this included drinking, too. Then no. I wouldn't carry. If I am carrying a gun or riding my motorcycle I don't drink. At all. It's easier to be absolutist about it, than to operate dangerous machinery in an altered state. Possibly. I don't carry a gun every single day. Some days I am not up to the responsibility of carrying a lethal weapon, and therefore don't. It stays locked up at home. If I were in a relationship with someone who was against CC, then I would have another factor to consider before carrying it every day. There have been months where I haven't carried it. I was too angry, too frustrated, too worked up about the political climate... whatever. I just decided that I didn't need to carry one day. Then the next day. Then the day after. Etc. I have many friends who have died at the hands of a crazy guy with a gun. That's why I started carrying: self defense. However, if you are honest with yourself, a Good Guy With A Gun Stops A Bad Guy With A Gun is a trope, and is not supported by the numbers. Not by a long shot. (Heh.) But there is something in the back of my brain that worries I can't protect my loved ones in the event of a loony with a gun, unless I am carrying a gun as well. So I carry. Sometimes. Most the time. Often. Not as much as I used to... ...are you going to stop carrying because you’re dating them?