I was thinking about Texas because of brutal winters, etc., but we aren’t “koolaid-drinkers”.
Guns mounted in the window racks of pickup trucks was a common sight in Houston and Pasadena in the late 1970s. Also during that time, it was common for boys to carry folding knives to school - not concealed but openly, in belt sheaths.
This began to change with the arrival of the Yankee Horde. Now both of these once common practices are unheard of.