When my kids were little, it was such a part of the event of watching a movie snagged from Blockbuster. They'd gather round, watching for the three kernels I threw in the pot to pop. Threw three kernels in, waited for 2 two to pop in the butter, then dump the rest in. Shake that pot, and have a couple bowls ready, because you poured way more into the pot then you should have.
Damn, the simple times, the simple moments, the simple family times. The look on the kids' faces at the first pops. The hurried action because the lid on the pot was coming off. Get another bowl!
Good times.
And through all of the popcorn mayhem, we never even cared about people open carrying rifles. Unless they threatened people with them.
We have these memory's and still make stove top when we have and a movie Friday nights. CKW makes the absolute best stove top corn but we pop it in oil and pour "Real" melted butter on the finished corn. Absolutely the best stuff.
And no we did not open carry any rifles at these times.