Ya know, it's not uninteresting...

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I grew up in rural southern Missouri during the 50's and 60's. We didn't even lock our doors and

neither did most of our neighbors. There were people who owned guns, but they were primarily used for hunting small game or protecting livestock and poultry from varmints, not self-protection. Many of the men I grew up around had served in the Armed Forces during WW2, but felt no need to keep weapons around to defend themselves or their families. It may have been different in other areas of the country, but that's the way it was where I was raised.