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I grew up in a place (Oregon) and era when I could take guns to school in my truck and park in the school parking lot.  We could even bring them into the school for a reason such as building a rifle stock in shop class.

I can walk around down town in my home town with a revolver on my belt or a rifle on my shoulder.  As such I note weapons but do not feel confronted when someone is carrying one any more than I would by a drill, chain saw or other tool.

When hunting, it is not unusual when up in the mountains to pick up an armed stranger and give them a ride back to camp.  I think the perception is foreign to many people unaquainted with firearms but very familiar to the majority of people familiar with firearms.

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