SSN Vet
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My good friend and pastor has been an avid outdoorsman, hunter and trapper all his life. Recently, we had an informal gathering of guys shooting clays in another friends field and he told me this little anecdote about his growing up in Flint, Michigan. I thought it was very telling about how our society has changed and maybe worth sharing.
While in Jr. High School, all Stan wanted to do was hunt and in the fall, he'd hunt pheasant and quail after school every day. So in order to maximize his time in the field, he'd walk to school in the mornings with his shotgun and keep it in his locker. Then on the way home, his dog would meet him half way and they would head out into the field together (this story actually came up in the context of talking about dogs).
I asked him if he ever got in trouble for bringing his shotgun onto school property and he said everyone knew and no one cared. His prinicple would just tell him to make sure it was unloaded.
Oh, how things have changed !!!
While in Jr. High School, all Stan wanted to do was hunt and in the fall, he'd hunt pheasant and quail after school every day. So in order to maximize his time in the field, he'd walk to school in the mornings with his shotgun and keep it in his locker. Then on the way home, his dog would meet him half way and they would head out into the field together (this story actually came up in the context of talking about dogs).
I asked him if he ever got in trouble for bringing his shotgun onto school property and he said everyone knew and no one cared. His prinicple would just tell him to make sure it was unloaded.
Oh, how things have changed !!!