A fellow I was in grad school with said that he regularly took his gun to high school, so that he could go hunting afterwards. He said that the principal would

A fellow I was in grad school with said that he regularly took his gun to high school, so that he could go hunting afterwards. He said that the principal would check up with kids--say Dave, you brought your rifle today?--but casually. He went to HS in Alaska, and I'm guessing it was the late 70s or early 80s.