I shit you not... I graduated from a small private (read religious) school
in the south in 1990. My mother worked there, so I got away with jack.
However, bringing out our shotguns, etc on teh football field in the summer
was completely kosher. Along with the "muddin" guys that almost assuredly
has a 12 gague in the truck. Not one problem ever...
Graduated with a degree in History with HS teaching cert. Kid in one of my
student teaching classes was on perpetual detention for the year.
His crime??? Smart kidd (and smart-ass), was bored and made a "gun" of
notebook paper and masking tape.
I was like, "what???" Tally Ho kid...
Did I mention that I tought within a few hundred yards of a Marine tank artillery range?