You have it exactly right. How would they survive. My grandparents homesteaded in the west, granddad a cowboy and grandmom a school teacher. Granddad was often away on trail drives,buying supplies, etc. and grandmother would shoot prairie chickens for the children’s food. She was a crack shot with rifle, shotgun, or pistol. Granddad wore a .45 on each hip. All five children were brought up with guns and all hunted. My favorite picture of my mother was taken by my dad shortly after they were married. She is “posing” in the duck boat with her twelve gauge. I grew up hunting and fishing. Three out of four siblings followed suit. My three children are all shooters and my grandchildren (6) are all “into” firearms. Personally, the happiest times of my life have been associated with hunting or competition with arms. I have fabulous memories nobody can take away from me. These silly idiots so afraid of firearms have no idea what they are missing.
The ballistic wife had been brainwashed somewhere along the way. Such irrational fear is a mental condition. Sad, but preventable. Schoolteachers and government officials are doing their very best to alienate children from the love of firearms. I get in their face, big time.
A couple my Wife and I know have a Little Boy.
When we were over there visiting, I casually mentioned that when their Son got Older it would be fun to take him to a Shooting Range.
OMG, you would have thought I said I would take him to Auschwitz. The Wife ranted about Evil Guns and the Husband said he doesn’t want his Son around Guns, ever.
When they bought their Boy a Toy Kitchen, yes a Toy Kitchen for his Second Birthday, I knew the Die was Cast.
I know, it must be me.