Look at that room full of boys paying very close attention. No ADD there!!Guns in school back in the day 1956
(From Time Life click on the link)
http://life.time.com/history/gun-control-1956-edition-teaching-firearm-safety-in-indiana-photos/#1
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Guns in school 1956
Guns in school back in the day 1956
(From Time Life click on the link)
http://life.time.com/history/gun-control-1956-edition-teaching-firearm-safety-in-indiana-photos/#1
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(From Time Life click on the link)
http://life.time.com/history/gun-control-1956-edition-teaching-firearm-safety-in-indiana-photos/#1
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7th Grade...1963
I did a (public speaking) speech/demonstration that year on the "Guns of the Old West. I had only the new Gun Digest to use for my material. My teacher liked the idea and brought a 1863 Zouave. Not exactly in the time period but it was a gun and it got everyone's attention when the teacher allowed me to hold it and point out the parts. She didn't have any ammo but I had some marbles about the same size...about 1/2 inch. (Not the .577 normally used, but who would know the difference?) I got the gun bug pretty early in life.
My dad wouldn't hear of it when I wanted a 22 so he got my brother and I Sheridan 5mm rifles and we were notorious squirrelers in the neighborhood.
Those were the days. IMHO, if we returned to those days and demonstrated safe firearms handling in schools maybe...ahhhh, those were the days. People had a keen sense of what was real back then.
Look at that room full of boys paying very close attention. No ADD there!!
I did a (public speaking) speech/demonstration that year on the "Guns of the Old West. I had only the new Gun Digest to use for my material. My teacher liked the idea and brought a 1863 Zouave. Not exactly in the time period but it was a gun and it got everyone's attention when the teacher allowed me to hold it and point out the parts. She didn't have any ammo but I had some marbles about the same size...about 1/2 inch. (Not the .577 normally used, but who would know the difference?) I got the gun bug pretty early in life.
My dad wouldn't hear of it when I wanted a 22 so he got my brother and I Sheridan 5mm rifles and we were notorious squirrelers in the neighborhood.
Those were the days. IMHO, if we returned to those days and demonstrated safe firearms handling in schools maybe...ahhhh, those were the days. People had a keen sense of what was real back then.
Couldn't agree with you more....Nice of you to be involved too!I did a (public speaking) speech/demonstration that year on the "Guns of the Old West. I had only the new Gun Digest to use for my material. My teacher liked the idea and brought a 1863 Zouave. Not exactly in the time period but it was a gun and it got everyone's attention when the teacher allowed me to hold it and point out the parts. She didn't have any ammo but I had some marbles about the same size...about 1/2 inch. (Not the .577 normally used, but who would know the difference?) I got the gun bug pretty early in life.
My dad wouldn't hear of it when I wanted a 22 so he got my brother and I Sheridan 5mm rifles and we were notorious squirrelers in the neighborhood.
Those were the days. IMHO, if we returned to those days and demonstrated safe firearms handling in schools maybe...ahhhh, those were the days. People had a keen sense of what was real back then.
Just to clarify...
I did my best to get everyone interested. It is pretty cool to be a 7th grade student and be allowed to demonstrate a deadly weapon to my whole class. This was before the sad day to come...Little did I know what event was on the horizon that would change our world.Couldn't agree with you more....Nice of you to be involved too!
They taught respect for firearms back then, And from law enforcement to boot
Respect
They taught real respect for people too. Not political correctness.
They taught respect for firearms back then, And from law enforcement to boot
They taught real respect for people too. Not political correctness.
And for Law Enforcement to bootThey taught respect for firearms back then, And from law enforcement to boot
great post!
my how times have changed......and not for the better either
my how times have changed......and not for the better either
I wonder how much a brick of 22LR went for back in the day?
Great photo, thanks for posting it.
So...how do we get back there?Guns in school back in the day 1956
(From Time Life click on the link)
http://life.time.com/history/gun-control-1956-edition-teaching-firearm-safety-in-indiana-photos/#1
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How do we get back to those times?
I am not going to go into thumping the Bible here...we have a forum for that. But what is in the Bible doesn't need fixing. Man's laws all do...
Get rid of those who teach political correctness and start to teach and hammer in to the young'uns that true respect is not putting their wants and wishes above those of everyone else. As hard as this will be to promote, the only way to promote respect is to ingrain the Biblical instruction to consider everyone better than oneself.So...how do we get back there?
I am not going to go into thumping the Bible here...we have a forum for that. But what is in the Bible doesn't need fixing. Man's laws all do...
You do have a valid point there hombre. I was teaching in White County Arkansas when Hillary Clinton became governor of that state. What a mess...
There are basic truths ... simple, every lasting, and so beneficial.
There are basic truths ... simple, every lasting, and so beneficial.
One catch...
It has to be real and it has to be a vast majority who adhere to it.You do have a valid point there hombre. I was teaching in White County Arkansas when Hillary Clinton became governor of that state. What a mess...
There are basic truths ... simple, every lasting, and so beneficial.
guns in school
That's a great pic !!
My dad grew up in the outskirts of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; they used to bring their 22's to school and the teacher would put them into his/her locker until the end of the day when they would hunt squirrel, rabbit, or whatever on the way home. Dad was born in 1938.
That was the late 40's early 50's, he was 10 and his brother (my uncle) was 13, they also had three sisters and everybody pitched in.
This was out of necessity to supplement the groceries, a completely different lifestyle than today. I used to have some old B&W photos of said events but can't seem to find them anymore, it was an interesting era in our family history ! Dad had a break action single shot and my uncle had a pump, 22's both.
That's a great pic !!
My dad grew up in the outskirts of Sheboygan, Wisconsin; they used to bring their 22's to school and the teacher would put them into his/her locker until the end of the day when they would hunt squirrel, rabbit, or whatever on the way home. Dad was born in 1938.
That was the late 40's early 50's, he was 10 and his brother (my uncle) was 13, they also had three sisters and everybody pitched in.
This was out of necessity to supplement the groceries, a completely different lifestyle than today. I used to have some old B&W photos of said events but can't seem to find them anymore, it was an interesting era in our family history ! Dad had a break action single shot and my uncle had a pump, 22's both.
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