[extropy-chat] School libraries and skiffy

[MB]

> PS  One thing I didn't mention is the shear number of kids who were armed
> in my high school.  In those days nobody thought a thing about knives and
> while not that many carried guns, I was among those who did.  Especially
> during deer season, virtually all the guys who had pickup trucks had a gun
> rack with a rifle in it.
>
> Of course to *use* a gun or even a knife without extreme and justified
> provocation was unthinkable.
>


My father had an unlocked gun rack full of various (unlocked) long guns. We used
them for target practice, but never ever without permission... explicit permission
for *that particular* time.  It never occurred to us to take one and use it without
permission.

The very concept of using a gun for attack of any sort was beyond comprehension. I
don't  think anybody even considered such a thing. I certainly never heard anything
like that.

There were rifle teams at many public schools. A friend of mine from Mass. says he
remembers going to school with his rifle for practice later. It was no big deal. 
Nobody got shot either.

And all the guys had knives, even the quiet studious ones!

Strange how times have changed.  Are the students safer? duh...

Regards,
MB