Eregon wrote:
"John R. Carroll" wrote in
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Eregon wrote:
"John R. Carroll" wrote in
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The shoppers aren't likely to be stupid drunk and like as not at
least a few of the bar patrons will be.

You must not have any 24-hour supermarkets in your area: that's
where the drunks go when the bars close...

There aren't many but even what there is can't sell anything after
hours.


WGAS?

Your complaint was about drunks with weapons...and claimed that the
supermarket shoppers were more likely to be sober than the bar patrons
(see your comment quoted above).

I didn't have a complaint, I made an observation abd it wasn't "drunks with
weapons", it was with people drinking in the presence of firearms.

It's not legal to drink in supermarkets so I'd imagine there are fewer
shoppers that have alchohol in their system.
That doesn't mean I haven't seen people that were really loaded in
supermarkets. I have. They are the exception, not the rule.


One big difference between the bar and the 24-hour supermarket: the
bar (in most areas) has a "closing time" while the supermarket
doesn't.

You can stay open around the clock in many States if you are able to lock
your taps and cabinets.
Some places here do just that. In the absence of those provisions, you can't
even have cleaning personal in the building during the hours liquor can't be
served.



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John R. Carroll