In 8th grade woodshop, I brought in a .22 and custom built a stock for it. The shop teacher had no problem with it whatsoever.
From 9th - 12th grade I was on the rifle team...
Nobody ever got shot.
I was on the rifle team...Alec Baldwin’s father was the coach.
I went to a rural school in North Carolina in the 70’s. Pickup trucks had rifle racks on the back glass (full), and I remember showing off my rifle to the principal in the parking lot...and he showing me his!
I recall as a 1971 graduate at Laurel Highlands gun clubs were abundant. From time to time, a buck was strapped to the trunk of their car. Big Daddy Government was not an issue.