-Airplanes.
Once upon a time, not long ago, Pilots in the US did carry firearms in the cockpit.
I do not have the bookmark anymore, still Pilots did , mail runs and other runs.
Folks like LEO and such would board, with firearms , in uniform or plain clothes.
I sat next to folks / traveled with some of these folks.
-Courtrooms.
Probably depends on where one lives and political flavor, still I grew up before this state had "permission papers" [CCW]. Everyone carried, Judges often recommended that folks "carry a gun, and at least have one in vehicle" - Judges told me this, told me this as a kid and again when I was in high school. Judge come to school for a talk, we knew each other and asked me right there in private in the HS "you do have a gun in the car - right?'
Yep, many a time walked in to watch a proceeding, with a concealed handgun and no problem. Judge invited me to come see what was going on. Invited to his chambers "you packing?, got one in the car?".
Sorry, but I never had blood baths on any planes, or courtrooms, in school or anywhere , .gov, politicians and teachers are full of crap IMO.
WE had knives in our pockets at school and <gasp> Guns in our vehicles at school, on school property.
We brought guns into schools and did show and tell, and messed with them in Shop class.
Prison.
Hey, I am a regular citizen. Some real bad folks behind them bars. I have gone and visited a Prison - hey, I wanted my buds in LEO and the Correction officers watching me . Heck grab an extra shotgun and if matters go south toss me one!
Now here, I can understand Security. The BGs far outnumber the good guys.
BGs in a Prison don't care, what is one going to do - send them to Prison?
Common Sense comes into Play. We do not need to legislate common sense.
In an environment such as a Prison I can see where Security is paramount.
Hey, I was driven to this prison, my vehicle left elsewhere, and my guns left with a trusted person - who left (dropped me off) and picked me where allowed to.
Mental Health.
I did a rotation for a bit in a Private Mental Health hospital. Mostly kids to young adults, with very few geriatrics.
Now they had armed security. I / we were not allowed weapons on campus.
I did have a pocketknife - which was fine according to Policy.
I got to sit , in a special room and experience a Schizophrenic undergo two of his "voices in his head". I mean total transformation in voice, physical language and the whole bit.
Just he and I , my pockets empty, except for cigarettes and book of matches.
Lamp and everything else bolted down.
Now armed security, Docs, Staff were viewing my assessment with this guy.
Game plan was - he come at me, do what I had to do to get out that locked door behind me [electronic lock] and let the Professional Personal get to him from behind him through a access.
I did not met the "Beast" - sorta wanted to, sorta did not. Handsome young man, beautiful , handsome young son. One day landlord came to collect rent and the Beast voice in his head said to kill this guy.
Sad, really really sad.
I did not want a firearm. Sounds dumb, my sincere reasoning was, I wanted to learn, I wanted to experience this patient, for some reason he allowed me to visit with him, and did not want anyone else to do so.
I cared about the "why" and the "what" and getting this person "whole" - whatever that means to a devastated wife, confused and scared young boy and disrupted family - one that "thought" they would always have a normal life.
Common Sense, What a Prudent Person would do, Passing Forward and educating kids, Parenting.
Blasting Caps. Dear me, in grade school they went on about teaching us kids what to do if we ran across a blasting cap.
We were also doing Civil Defense Drills more than fire drills.
The way I was raised, Firearms, Matches, Fires - WE knew about. How raised.
Blasting caps and with Cuba pointing missiles at the US, and other "Threats of Communism" - they made sure we kids, all persons were educated and knew what to do.
None of this lying, making up stats, skewing stats , hiding us from things to "protect us".
Toss the cards on the table and show us.
I assure you, when there was a inmate escape , and folks living near these prisons, inmates knew pretty much not to mess with the folks, in fact best to avoid certain areas.
Folks were armed with knowledge, firearms, and knew how to shoot.
Including a kid .
Just because TPTB "says so" does not make it true. Gov't lies, Politician wanting control, and brainwashing the masses about the evils of guns - nothing more that Tyranny gaining control.
Criminals are not made up like regular folks, hence we call them criminals.
All throughout history criminals have not obeyed laws, no matter who enacted them or the penalties for breaking them.
Disarming folks does nothing more that give Criminals easier freedom to take down Prey and makes the law abiding easier prey by adhering to Tyranny under the guise of being protected by Gov't.
I carry a Case Bare head Trapper often, have for years. Did so on planes too, even to Jamaica.
Nothing ever happened . Used it to cut my food, get stuff out of a package, cut fruit and what not.
It is the intent of the user of a tool - not the tool.
I suggest folks take a look at the UK and the laws they have and how they read.
Please note how matters have played out and how less safe one is.
Most here will agree that bombs, nukes, etc. really have no legitimate place in the civilian defense hierarchy outside of a SHTF, American Revolution Take Two scenario.
