Kids did NOT bring loaded shotguns into the classroom, under their coats, "for hundreds of years!
Yes the kids brought loaded shotguns into the classroom.
Yes the kids wore coats.
You watch too many Hollywood movies.
Gun Free zones are involved in 98% of killings.
But it was customary to leave your rifle in a closet at school before the day began.
Of course kids carried guns to school,especially before motorized vehicles and grocery stores. It was their responsibility and they used it to put food on the table from their journey home from school. Today’s no gun zones are the reason such zones are attacked.