This was common after Andrew as well. In fact there was a documentary done about Andrew and they briefly interviewed a young girl who was sitting in a lawn chair with a 12ga Street Sweeper. Thay asked her if "that was a real gun?" and She replied "yes, and these are real bullets" holding out her hand full of shotgun shells. Folks here in the south take their gun rightss seriously and if that shocks the yankess, then so be it. Don't give us a reason and we won't have to use them.
Oh, yes!
Well said