Had a roommate (from Idaho) who'd go hunting when he was in high school.
I've had students now who did the same.
They'd throw their guns in their trunk with whatever else they needed and go hunting in the morning, if it was light. Then go to school. Or they'd leave straight from school to go hunting. Either way, they had guns in the trunk of their cars. And, if it was a truck, some part of the long gun might even be seen from outside.
Most days, no guns. But if they had a reason--not "feeling safe and secure"--then they'd have the guns in their vehicles. It was certainly against Texas law (where I live now). Don't know if it was illegal in Idaho decades ago.
It also doesn't say "display guns" in a public venue. I almost invariably have underwear when I'm in public, but not so much on display. (Which is more than I can say for some of my students.) Another roommate--when I lived in the Pac West I couldn't afford a house and so had roommates--drove an armed car. He was vaguely paranoid about his safety, so he carried a concealed weapon. He didn't hurt anybody, but every once in a while news would circulate about some armed car heist or threat, so he was at elevated risk of personal danger. He'd also bike to work (this was the Pac West). If he wanted to stop along the way to get coffee, do errands, etc., accommodating his worries about safety got in the way of his doing errands.
Oh, and during hunting season he'd also toss a rifle in his truck and go hunting. I didn't live in a large urban area where appreciation for the wilderness meant making sure it was preserved far away like a museum to be visited every few years, but appreciation for the wilderness meant a 20 minute drive. (And where, if you didn't thin the elk and deer herds, you'd find your backyard garden was deer food.)
Me? The closest I got to making plans to go off and kill things didn't involve gang shootings or Bambi shootings but throwing my pole and tackle box in the trunk, having my hook in the water at sunrise, and then getting to work by 8:30. Don't like the taste of venison.
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