To OP and BillT, please don't take offense. This forum prides itself on being free of profanity and other non G/PG subject matter. When I first joined I let slip a few things not allowed (in person I can easily skip into "locker room vocabulary"), and it took some gentle and a few firm reminders to set me straight. I am better for it and you will be too if you just show some humility and willingness to learn and play nice with others. The folks on this forum are VERY experienced on the subject matter and a phenomenal resource to all gun- related topics. If they seem to pass judgment on drug/alcohol/ wrong crowd type matters, this too is from years of experience, much of it in legal and law enforcement areas of expertise. I suggest you take it in stride, learn from it, and welcome the valuable insights.
I have and am grateful for all the conscientious members of this forum and their mature, well-reasoned, and poignant advice and counsel.