I understand what you are saying. Some of these “When we were kids” folks are being a bit disingenuous.
It was not uncommon to me and my friends walking down the street with rifles in the ‘80s in Louisiana, or any other kid for that matter. It was obvious we were going “hunting” for something. It was not uncommon for teenagers to have gun racks, complete with guns, in their trucks at the high school parking lot. That’s what they are made for.
I would have been quite unique, to say the least, to see a kid packing a sidearm at church or the local pizza place. I would not have trusted such a person even though I owned and frequently used numerous guns. Why would I not have trusted this person? It was blatantly out of the norm of accepted behavior in our little society. Just because you can do a thing does not mean you SHOULD do it.
Thank you.
All I was saying is just because you have a right....