This was 57 years ago.............

[Bret4207]

Most boys in my high school carried and used knives in school. You never, ever heard of stabbings...except the accidental ones where someone cut themselves. We brought guns to school on occasion to work on them in shop class, certainly had them in vehicles. No problems with them at all.

IMO this is all part of a society in moral/ethical decay.

 

[Longone]

In the basement of a school local to me there used to be a rifle range, the school was built in 1919 and the range removed in the late 80’s. Imagine going before the local school board today and trying to get a range approved.
I’m not so sure that times have changed as much as people have changed.
Great story Ben.

 

[KHornet]

You are absolutely correct Bret!

Paul

 

[Bret4207]

In the basement of a school local to me there used to be a rifle range, the school was built in 1919 and the range removed in the late 80’s. Imagine going before the local school board today and trying to get a range approved.
I’m not so sure that times have changed as much as people have changed.
Great story Ben.

Actually, trap shooting in high school is making quite a comeback in my area. Not what it was, but it's something.

 

[fiver]

it's big down south too, and some colleges have teams.
SKB even makes trap guns specially for kids with adjustments to take them from about 4'8" tall up to about 5'-10" tall.

 

[KHornet]

High School trap shooting is quite strong in
this area as well.

Paul

 

[oscarflytyer]

I got my NRA Hunter Ed card in 7th grade, taught by the PE teacher. Brought guns to school for the class. In HS, I was in ROTC. We had a full blown armory w/ 1903 drill rifles (demilled), 513 and 40X target 22 rifles, and a full compliment of military sabers. Did shoot at a range off campus. Old HS by me now (retired last year) had a range, but hadn't been used in at least 10 yrs. I honestly can't even imaging trying to get any of that approved today...

 

[Bret4207]

I could go on about the decay of society and what driving it, but the subject simply has to delve into politics so I'll just leave it at that... comrade.

 

[Pistolero]

I was given a Case pocket knife by my father at about 2nd grade. Like any idiot kid, even though
I valued it highly, I managed to lose it after a few months, IIRC. I then saved up for about 3 months
of allowance to buy a new one. I managed to keep it longer, but lost it, too. But one way or another,
I have had at least one knife in my pocket all all times since second grade except in the last decade or
two on airliners, when two knives are in my luggage, pocketed before I leave the airport.

For at least 40 years, I have a big Swiss army knife in one pocket and for at least 30 years, a 3.5" thumb
flick or lately an automatic knife in my right front pocket. The automatic is normally left home when
traveling since many states are not as enlightened as KS which removed all knife ownership and carry
restrictions about 3 or 4 years ago.

I never even imagined using a pocket knife as a weapon in school, even when in fights with bullies, which
were not that rare. Never even crossed my mind to use as a weapon.

I saw a guy open carrying a pistol in Walmart the other day. Nobody batted an eye. Not my tactical
choice, but I am in favor of the law.

Bill

 

[KHornet]

Anybody else remember mumbly peg (if that is spelled right).
Did it on the school play ground.

Paul

 

[creosote]

mumbly peg, chicken. Ahh yes. we would play it right outside the principals office window.
One time my friend Kevin asked how I held the knife, when he tossed it, it stuck in my knee cap, floated there for a second then fell to the ground.
I still remember it well.
every one I knew had a knife. Would never, or never even thought of using it in a fight.

 

[Elkins45]

My grandparents ran a small country store for a few years after WW2. My dad told me they would sell loose 22 shells because the local kids couldn’t afford a whole box. The expectation was that if you bought six shells that you would come home with six squirrels for dinner.

I haven’t had a decent squirrel since my grandma died in 92.

 

[oscarflytyer]

My grandparents ran a small country store for a few years after WW2. My dad told me they would sell loose 22 shells because the local kids couldn’t afford a whole box. The expectation was that if you bought six shells that you would come home with six squirrels for dinner.

I haven’t had a decent squirrel since my grandma died in 92.

as this could potentially qualify as country myth, I FIRMLY believe it. Heard/read it WAY too many times! And I never remember having a full box of shells as a kid.