I was running an Archery class for parks and rec in july. One of the kids (he was maybe 12 or 13) asked me if I hunt, and I said I'd like to, I just haven't gotten around to it. one thing led to another, and he asked what kind of rifle I have. I told him it was a Savage 30-06. His eyes got really wide, and he said "Wow, thats a big gun."
Just a couple days ago, I was at work, and wearing my street clothes, including this tshirt -
http://6dollarshirts.com/t-shirts/Zombie-Uprising--p-11299.html (Its a tee shirt website. If you can't open the link, it shows a tshirt that says "incase of zombie uprising, sever the head" and depicted a machete, a chainsaw, a shovel, a bat, and a short barrel shotgun.)
One of the swim camp kids (I work at a pool) saw it, and asked if it was a sawn off shotgun, I said yes, it was, because the barrel was cut level with the mag tube, and the stock had been ground off into a pistol grip. I then explained that while it can be concealed better, a shotgun with a full stock is easier to use, due to faster sight alignment and reduced percieved recoil. If I'd had more time, I probably would have tried to give the kid a lesson on small arms tactics (granted, I'm far from an expert on the subject.)
Chris "the Kayak-Man" Johnson