Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:31 AM

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

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?

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On December 14 I will have been clean/sober for 30 years (Original post)	Trunk Monkey	Nov 2012	OP
Congrats on the upcoming anniversary!!!	MountainMazza	Nov 2012	#1
Thanks for the kind wishes. I'm never sure how to respond though	Trunk Monkey	Nov 2012	#8
Well, then congratulations on getting so you don't want to do it.	speedoo	Nov 2012	#10
This calls for irresponsible, celebratory gunfire in the air...	-..__...	Nov 2012	#2
Congratulations! I'll hit 37 years of sobriety next April. nt	DonViejo	Nov 2012	#3
I have...12 hours of being sober :)	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#4
Great job!	Camballo	Nov 2012	#5
Congratulations on your achievement!	slackmaster	Nov 2012	#6
Along with elderly people (anyone 60+) is a hidden criminal.	ileus	Nov 2012	#7
There should be a way to stop "hidden criminals" even before they are born. nt	rDigital	Nov 2012	#9
The miracle of the internet	rrneck	Nov 2012	#11
Congrats.	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#12
Ill never give up my Coors lite! :p	darkangel218	Nov 2012	#13
Message deleted by the DU Administrators	glacierbay	Nov 2012	#14
I sing this every time I walk down the beer asile at Wal Mart	Trunk Monkey	Nov 2012	#16
Great but!	lector	Nov 2012	#15
I’m not sure what you are saying here.	Trunk Monkey	Nov 2012	#17
I think he's saying you have a great "but", but meant "Butt." Silly typo. n/t	Decoy of Fenris	Nov 2012	#22
Makes no sense to me, and I'm coming up on 26 yrs. NT	Simo 1939_1940	Nov 2012	#18
Well my story is close.	oneshooter	Nov 2012	#19
they want to whittle away at the second amendment until the only people eligible to carry are LEO's	trouble.smith	Nov 2012	#20
It takes courage and discipline to achieve this.	Remmah2	Nov 2012	#21
Re:It takes courage and discipline to achieve this.	Trunk Monkey	Nov 2012	#23
You're also humble.	Remmah2	Nov 2012	#24
Congrats! It'll be 21 years for me this December 15th.	Kaleva	Nov 2012	#25

Response to Trunk Monkey (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:33 AM

MountainMazza (194 posts)

1. Congrats on the upcoming anniversary!!!

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Response to MountainMazza (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:04 AM

Trunk Monkey (950 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:13 AM

speedoo (11,229 posts)

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

I hear you. Peace.

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:40 AM

-..__... (7,776 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:42 AM

DonViejo (4,478 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:51 AM

darkangel218 (4,364 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:51 AM

Camballo (69 posts)

5. Great job!

Amazing accomplishment.

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:54 AM

slackmaster (60,567 posts)

6. Congratulations on your achievement!

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

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Response to Trunk Monkey (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:00 AM

ileus (9,205 posts)

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

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Response to ileus (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:04 AM

rDigital (2,239 posts)

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

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Response to Trunk Monkey (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:15 AM

rrneck (13,743 posts)

11. The miracle of the internet

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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.

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:17 AM

glacierbay (2,477 posts)

12. Congrats.

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

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Response to glacierbay (Reply #12)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:22 AM

darkangel218 (4,364 posts)

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

Never ever ever ever ever!

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 01:29 PM

Trunk Monkey (950 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:31 AM

lector (95 posts)

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.

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 01:36 PM

Trunk Monkey (950 posts)

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

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Response to Trunk Monkey (Reply #17)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:39 AM

Decoy of Fenris (392 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 10:46 PM

Simo 1939_1940 (768 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:08 PM

oneshooter (5,907 posts)

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

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:09 PM

trouble.smith (374 posts)

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

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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.

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:03 AM

Remmah2 (3,291 posts)

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.

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Response to Remmah2 (Reply #21)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 03:12 PM

Trunk Monkey (950 posts)

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.

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Response to Trunk Monkey (Reply #23)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:20 PM

Remmah2 (3,291 posts)

24. You're also humble.

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Response to Trunk Monkey (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:12 PM

Kaleva (11,406 posts)

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

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