Remember the days when kids didn't have to be afraid at school?

[milestogo]

All of the schools I attended while growing up had multiple entrances which were only locked when the school was closed. The idea of somebody coming into a school to harm children was unthinkable.

Workplaces used to be similarly unlocked. I remember the days when you had to go to the "Personnel" office of a company, sit down, and fill out an application by hand. Chances are you had to wander around the building to find it. There were multiple entrances and no security. But I never heard of a workplace shooting until the post office started having problems. And those were often related to really bad management.

Places of worship used to be unlocked. Now you can worship online, to be safe. Grocery stores and other businesses have always been open to the public. To be safe you can pick up your groceries or have them delivered.

I long for the world I grew up in, and I am afraid its gone forever. We've all had our peace and security stolen from us by the gun humpers and their weapons, which are more sacred than life.

[treestar]

1. We had civil defense drills

in case of Soviet nuclear attack!

[PoliticAverse]

3. Did they have you hiding under your desk?...

Or did they take you down to the basement "fallout shelter".

[lpbk2713]

12. The Civil Defense cardboard boxes took up a lot of room in the basement.

Most public buildings had them.

[treestar]

13. We had to sit Indian style with head down

and put our hands over our head, by the walls in the hallway.

[milestogo]

6. Yeah, we had those too.

But since I didn't know anyone who had been attacked by Russians, I wasn't too worried.

[Raine]

16. Same here ... When the teacher said "drop"

we got under our desks and put one hand over our eyes the other on the back of our neck.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. I was only afraid of the nuns.

[Trailrider1951]

7. No nuns at my school, I was afraid of the principal

and the math tests.

[Harvey Wineburger]

5. So, what changed?

It might be important to figure that out and attempt to remedy the current situation.

[llashram]

8. what changed?

angry fox news-driven(Carlson) white supremacist propaganda and just plain evil people with guns. What's your solution?

[Hortensis]

9. I don't know any children in our family who are. They're all

aware that this kind of thing happens, but they don't worry for themselves. Any more than they worry about dying in a car crash while being driven to and from school.

Sensible, responsible parents and school staff have something to do with that, of course, not just their own good sense and resilience.

[IcyPeas]

10. my elementary school had the church attached to the school....

so you could walk through one to get to the other. (1960s)

we were afraid of nuns.... not guns.

[LeftInTX]

15. Could be worse "Nuns with guns"

[PurgedVoter]

11. Yes I do remember that.

I was alive when President Kennedy was still President. There was a time when I felt safe in school. Kindergarten and first grade were for me times when I felt safe. Then our family moved to a conservative town in Texas where vicious dogs had more rights on the streets than children did.

[no_hypocrisy]

17. In my Kindergarten, we were led into the darkened hallway in the basement of an old school

(built in 1912), were told to turn towards the wall, and to be quiet without an explanation.

I now realize this was during The Cuban Missile Crisis.

[SYFROYH]

18. Yep, the good ole days when we feared nuclear war.

Yea

[Raine]

19. Hmmm I remember being in elementary school 2nd or 3rd grade and doing drop drills

incase of a nuclear attack by Russia. I can still recall the nightmares I had.