Here is a discussion of a 1962 episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show. Firearms are shown hanging on the wall in their house. How many TV shows today would have firearms hanging on the walls of a suburban house?
Twenty-four more cases where a minor under 17 used a gun defensively
We have previously collected data on young people who successfully defended themselves or others with firearms, though it was for people either under age 18, teenagers, or under 21. Below are 24 cases involving children under the age of 17 who used a gun in...
I remember that era. When kids in high school drove to school with rifles in racks in the car for weekend hunting and schools had rifle clubs/competitions.