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Unread 03-17-2017, 11:01 AM   #1
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Originally Posted by James J. Roberts View Post
Growing up in New Jersey in the 1940's you could't own a BB gun
Wow, I never thought that anti gun movement was strong in the WWII era?

I grew up in western Pennsylvania post WWII and lots the kids had BB guns, 22's and some had shotguns. I would get a very red ass if I even pointed a cap gun at anyone and was taught gun safety from the time I can barely remember now. I killed my first rabbit while hunting with my father when I was 9 (one shotgun that he would carry if we saw anyone around). I could take my 22 out to hunt alone when I was 14, can you imagine that?

For me, anti gun kicked in during the late 1960's, but even then I could walk in and but ammo and guns in stores like Sears or Western Auto. They even sold surplus military rifles, for just a few dollars, through magazine ads and mailed to the house. When they tried to get rid of "Saturday night special's" was when I noticed things changing.
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