Thought of something I hadn't thought of in a while...
Legally since March 1981.
Must admit that although I never drank or smoked, I did have a handgun on me a lot of times since I was 16. I had no enemies and was not afraid of anyone, I just really, really loved my guns. After school, I would go to my part time job and then, on the way home, stop out the back road to shoot a little....More plinking on week-ends. My wages went to my car payment, insurance, car repairs & maintainence and ammo. Nobody ever caught me or knew I had a gun either on me or in my car. I never flashed it or bragged about it, in fact I never even told anybody. My girl-friend knew after a while but that's it. And she never balked at it because it was done so discretely.
I was very lucky never to have been caught because a criminal record would have really screwed up my future job prospects. But I digressed....
Legally since March 1981.