When I was 12, my friend would borrow his dad’s shotguns and .22s, and his 16 year-old brother would drive us to the edge of town. We’d set up cans and bottles in front of an earth-berm and start blasting away.
Once a cop showed up. He asked: who owned the guns. We replied - Sammy’s Dad!. His answer: does he know you have them? Our reply: Yes sir!
He then said: OK - be safe, and drove away.
Can’t imagine such a scene today.
Yep, that’s how it was when common sense ruled.
Without going into details, we had a good experience with a county sheriff regarding shooting in Wyoming a few years ago.