On December 14 I will have been clean/sober for 30 years

[Trunk Monkey]

According to another poster I should be disqualified from owning a firearm because 3 decades ago I had a problem with alcohol/ drugs.

Am I the only one that this makes no sense to?

[MountainMazza]

1. Congrats on the upcoming anniversary!!!

[Trunk Monkey]

8. Thanks for the kind wishes. I'm never sure how to respond though

because you're basically congratulating me for not doing something I don't want to do anyway

[speedoo]

10. Well, then congratulations on getting so you don't want to do it.

I hear you. Peace.

[-..__...]

2. This calls for irresponsible, celebratory gunfire in the air...

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[DonViejo]

3. Congratulations! I'll hit 37 years of sobriety next April. nt

[darkangel218]

4. I have...12 hours of being sober :)

[Camballo]

5. Great job!

Amazing accomplishment.

[slackmaster]

6. Congratulations on your achievement!

I have no problem with you owning as many firearms as you want.

[ileus]

7. Along with elderly people (anyone 60+) is a hidden criminal.

[rDigital]

9. There should be a way to stop "hidden criminals" even before they are born. nt

[rrneck]

11. The miracle of the internet

is that any grifter that comes along can stake out an absurd position and flog it for a buck. It significantly increases the number of witless lemmings ready to throw in a few cents with little capital investment.

Good work building a life.

[glacierbay]

12. Congrats.

I know from personal experience how hard it is to stay clean and sober.

[darkangel218]

13. Ill never give up my Coors lite! :p

Never ever ever ever ever!

[Trunk Monkey]

16. I sing this every time I walk down the beer asile at Wal Mart

[lector]

15. Great but!

When I got back in-country I was an addict... I know 1st hand once a addict always an addict. I got lucky and with some help of a good woman and the V.A I got clean.(No arrest record of my past indiscretions.)However most states have recognized that some people do come out the other side of addictions a better person . So if it's a felony that prohibits you from voting, or owning a weapon, that can be changed (at least in most states) so grab a lawyer and file the papers... Again congrats on 30 years of staying clean. That is a great thing, Pay it forward and help others in the same positions we were in.

[Trunk Monkey]

17. I’m not sure what you are saying here.

I’m not sure what you are saying here. I don’t have a criminal record (my job requires a back ground check every year) and I’m not a prohibited person. In Colorado I can’t have a CHP if I’ve had an alcohol related arrest with in 5 years (again not an issue) and the question on the 4473 is
Are you an unlawful user of (no) or addicted to, marijuana, or any depressant, stimulant or narcotic drug or any other controlled substance?
And I think I can answer “No” truthfully
So, no lawyer needed

[Decoy of Fenris]

22. I think he's saying you have a great "but", but meant "Butt." Silly typo. n/t

[Simo 1939_1940]

18. Makes no sense to me, and I'm coming up on 26 yrs. NT

[oneshooter]

19. Well my story is close.

I was drunk when I met my Loving Wife.

I was drunk when I married my Loving Wife

I figured that I had better quit drinking before something REALLY bad happened to me.

In February it will be 28 years together

Still sober

[trouble.smith]

20. they want to whittle away at the second amendment until the only people eligible to carry are LEO's

or people that would be eligible to be LEO i.e. the straightest of the straight. It doesn't take a genius to ascertain their reasons. It isn't public safety.

[Remmah2]

21. It takes courage and discipline to achieve this.

It takes courage to talk about it. You dealt with your situation first hand unlike persons who assign blame, make excuses and otherwise point fingers.

[Trunk Monkey]

23. Re:It takes courage and discipline to achieve this.

With all due respect it really doesn't, it takes wanting to stay sober more than you want to drink.

Several years ago I read "Baa Baa Black Sheep" By LTC (ret) Gregory Boyington.
The one paragraph that stood out in the whole book was where Boyington (also a recovering alcoholic) said that the definition of willpower was simply doing whatever it is you most want to do at any given time.

[Remmah2]

24. You're also humble.

[Kaleva]

25. Congrats! It'll be 21 years for me this December 15th.