Gun dealers run their businesses in a different Environment than they did 20 and 30 years ago. That's 's because the world has changed.
By the time I was 12 years old, I knew where the BB gun was behind the door for rats and snakes in the back yard. I knew where both 38 Specials were hidden, in case someone tried to break into the house. There wasn't any fanfare about them; they were simply there, at hand, ready to be used if the need arose.
I would never have dreamed of showing them to anyone or telling anyone about them. They were the family's business. No