Larry,
Back then,teachers gave out spanking and cops issued out "justice" on the street right then and there.

I lived within sight of the Empire State Bldg in NJ and it was nothing to see kids riding their bicycles with a 22 rifle or BB gun across the handle bars to go down to the dump to shoot cans and rats.

Any misbehavior with a gun meant swift and harsh punisment plus you can kiss the gun,your bike and probably your life as you knew it away.

Wayne