how long have you been a gun owner?

With intent to carry.

I was having a discussion with a co-worker today about the influx of new carriers. I also noticed how many new members are posting in the Introduction forum. Made me curious.

take the poll please!

Since my 5th summer if you count bb guns

red rider BB gun when I was 3-4 been shooting since, had a 22lr by the time I was 6 and 12 ga by 10 years old

50+ years. Did not notice the intent to carry before, that lowers it to 30+ years.

I got an Ithaca single-shot .22 for Christmas when I was seven.

You listed with intent to carry so that slimmed my response. I have owned a firearm since about 1984. (I was about 12 or 13)

Ooops just caught that with intent to carry. I always wanted to just wasnt old enough

It looks like the question got changed.

50+ years. (Daddy was BM1 UDT/Navy Rifle Team.) Can you guess how I was raised?

Scott

Got my first single-shot .22 for my ninth birthday. Ever since then.

Been a gun owner since I was old enough to legally buy firearms. As for carrying, it's only been a couple years.

First BB gun at age 4, first 22 age 8, first center fire rifle and shotgun age 10, first semi-auto rifle age 14, first handgun age 17 3/4.

But you said with intent to carry so; Indiana issues CCW at age 18 so just before then had a 21 year old buddy buy me a nickel plated S&W round butt 19 as a carry gun.

But 4 years earlier (pre '68) a buddy and I had a run in with some Deliverance types in some abandoned stone quarry land, so we each bought an M-1 Carbine to carry with us in hopes of running across the @holes again. Probably a good thing we never did. So that would make it nhei on to 46 year ago.

most of my guns were hand me downs. So I guess I've always been a gun owner :)

Was given my first handgun at 16.. a Colt 1911
Was given my second handgun at 16 as well.. a Browning (FN) Hi-Power.

At no time since then have I not owned a firearm.
I started carrying daily in the mid 80's
I'm now in my mid-50's

10+ we did not have CC until last November. I had several holsters and set ups just did not do it on a regular basis. Now I can't imagine a day without.