No big revelation or anything... always liked guns and was used to people carrying...
When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade the Air Force decided SAC bomber crews should be armed 24/7 so Dad, a pilot started carrying all the time as did all my friends Dads too.
There was a fairly funny aside to this... there was a steak house in Tampa FL (we were stationed at MacDill Field) that was popular with the crews and their families.
One evening a bunch of the guys decided to get together after work and go out for dinner together... must have been 20+ of them plus families. Anyway, everyone was waiting for the meal to be served when two members of what today we would call a local "youth organization" stormed in and pointed, what I realize now was, a el cheapo Sat. night special around the room and told everyone to get their wallets out.
Naturally all the 'crew dogs' reached in their coats (in the early 50s everyone wore coat and tie to go out for dinner) much to the satisfaction of the EDs. The look of satisfaction turned to shock and awe (good line there) when they saw all 20+ young 20somthing officers drawing on them... the sound of S&W revovlers cocking was deafening...
Only a few shots were fired and the EDs had their hands WAY high in the air... cops got a major laugh out of it...
Alls well that ends well... I suppose.
Still good for a laugh anyway.
FWIW
Chuck
