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briandear on Feb 14, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Achtung Baby by Sara Zaske, Reviewed

When I grew up in the 1980s, I had knives and very powerful air rifles. Kids used to have a lot more independence in the US.

garettmd on Feb 14, 2018 [–]

I've been noticing this as well after reading these comments. I'm starting to think the current environment we're regarding kids and weapons is a newer phenomenon, probably as a result of all the school shootings and other mass killings.

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