When I went to my 30th high school class reunion back in 1990 I ran into a classmate I knew who was designing schools. It shocked me at the time when he told me they were installing metal detectors at the entrances. Now that was almost 30 years ago so guns, knives and razor blades had become problematic in schools even back then.
I recall one guy I knew and was quite wary of even in grade school had one day come to high school with a .22 rifle down one leg of his jeans. He was walking around stiff-legged. Apparently he wanted to shoot another guy who was trying to date his girlfriend. The gun toter showed up at a reunion but I kept my distance.
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