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zeusdogmom

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17. Guns available but for the most part, they weren't of much interest to me

Sat Oct 9, 2021, 09:33 AM

Oct 2021

Every family had guns. (farm country). In the fall, before hunting season, there were gun safety classes after school. Couple of the local men were the instructors. Think it was just a reminder to the newer hunters to be careful. I remember going simply because there were guys there. Hey cut me some slack, I was a young teenage girl. 😂. And yes I remember some of the instructions. Do I have a gun now? No. Did I ever go hunting? No, but I cleaned a lot pheasants and ducks my dad and his brothers shot.

No one brought guns to school. Never, ever felt unsafe. I wish that environment now for every kid in every school in this country. Sadly we are so far beyond that. So far. At times the sorry state of our country keeps me awake at night.

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Did you have access to guns when you were in high school? [View all] milestogo Oct 2021 OP

I had access to guns at all times EYESORE 9001 Oct 2021 #1

My dad had a hunting rifle and a hand gun MissMillie Oct 2021 #2

In my rural community forthemiddle Oct 2021 #3

I'm trying to figure out what is different now. milestogo Oct 2021 #9

I'm not blaming video games forthemiddle Oct 2021 #15

School shootings happened in the 80s LeftInTX Oct 2021 #23

History of School Shootings in the United States Klaralven Oct 2021 #41

My Grandpa who lived with us locked his guns up except for an old musket which I doubt could Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #4

My dad was a cop, so yeah, there were guns in the house. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2021 #5

Oh, yes...plenty of guns Glorfindel Oct 2021 #6

Rifles and shotguns. I played sports all the time or probably would have been one of the brewens Oct 2021 #7

no one in our family even held or touched one, never mind owned one. NewHendoLib Oct 2021 #8

Guns are not filthy. LakeArenal Oct 2021 #49

You going to tell me how I feel about my guns? NewHendoLib Oct 2021 #51

You telling me that all guns are filthy? LakeArenal Oct 2021 #52

fixed. I loathe guns. Period. NewHendoLib Oct 2021 #57

Now that's an opinion I can understand LakeArenal Oct 2021 #58

My dad was a cop Deuxcents Oct 2021 #10

The world history teacher was a Korean War vet and an officer in the Guard Klaralven Oct 2021 #11

A good friend and I would go duck hunting very early before school, junior high randr Oct 2021 #12

1 shotgun, not loaded nor locked. i never saw it loaded or displayed. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #13

My senior year, I was on the rifle team. DFW Oct 2021 #14

At my private school on Oahu, ROTC was mandatory for seniors. panader0 Oct 2021 #62

My Dad had shotguns on the farm. redstatebluegirl Oct 2021 #16

Guns available but for the most part, they weren't of much interest to me zeusdogmom Oct 2021 #17

Yes Crepuscular Oct 2021 #18

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I've seen them here forever. What difference does it make? Demsrule86 Oct 2021 #34

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They are...depending. LiberatedUSA Oct 2021 #39

No but as the rule eventually said sarisataka Oct 2021 #63

My brother and I each had a bolt action Marlin .22 and my Dad had a .38 revolver. Taking any firearm dameatball Oct 2021 #20

Got my first shotgun at 14 and had NRA gun safety classes in Jr HS ... marble falls Oct 2021 #21

"NRA gun safety classes" Hugin Oct 2021 #40

I had a lot of priorities in HS -school paper, MOB (mobilization against the war), NFL ( National .. marble falls Oct 2021 #42

I agree that classes should be offered. Hugin Oct 2021 #45

As a child, I couldn't even have TOY guns. 70sEraVet Oct 2021 #22

I'm still not mature enough for guns Johnny2X2X Oct 2021 #24

No guns in our home LeftInTX Oct 2021 #25

Growing up in the West, of course we had guns Taraman Oct 2021 #26

What's the West got to do with it? hunter Oct 2021 #46

We lived on a farm & had a shotgun & a rifle in the back porch closet. CrispyQ Oct 2021 #27

Nope. Not a chance Danmel Oct 2021 #28

My dad had rifles and shotguns, my mom carried a .38 Special in her purse and I had a .410. rickyhall Oct 2021 #29

No guns in our home, but plenty of access to guns through my friends. Midnight Writer Oct 2021 #30

Yes, no stigmatization of firearms in our home growing up Devil Child Oct 2021 #31

I fired a real handgun (with blanks) on stage during my high school's performance of Oklahoma back Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 #32

Never in high school 48656c6c6f20 Oct 2021 #33

My dad had guns for hunting - a rifle and a couple of shotguns. They weren't locked up, Ocelot II Oct 2021 #36

I had my own gun cabinet in my bedroom madville Oct 2021 #37

Plenty of guns, plenty of teen-age anger. Paladin Oct 2021 #38

Single parent home just mom and I, no guns except BB gun. Hotler Oct 2021 #43

Your mamma really loved you. Hugin Oct 2021 #48

No. Not any hunters and no guns for self defense. BeckyDem Oct 2021 #44

No! No guns sanatanadharma Oct 2021 #47

Just a 20-gauge shotgun I used for hunting Shrek Oct 2021 #50

Just water pistols nt Wicked Blue Oct 2021 #53

My school had a shooting team. Nt hack89 Oct 2021 #54

Did anyone that got punched out go get one of those guns? LiberatedUSA Oct 2021 #60

In my high school, everyone was issued multigraincracker Oct 2021 #55

I took a defused hand grenade to school in the 3rd grade. JohnnyRingo Oct 2021 #56

No guns, just some nunchucks and shuriken's, and perhaps some hand claws Polybius Oct 2021 #59

When I was a kid my dad still had his Army-Air Force issued 1911 .45 caliber pistol. panader0 Oct 2021 #61

Personally, I've never laid eyes on one. N/T Tink41 Oct 2021 #64

High school. hamsterjill Oct 2021 #65

One gun was in the little cubby of my parent's headboard, shotgun Maru Kitteh Oct 2021 #66

I had my own rifle. It was kept in a gun safe along with my Dad's rifle ... 11 Bravo Oct 2021 #67

No guns. Only had a short staff. sakabatou Oct 2021 #68

We had hunter education Sgent Oct 2021 #69

I grew in a then rural part of Texas LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #70