Tom Mayhew sent me this picture of a different time altogether. This was Chicago! There were cops in the picture encouraging this--it was their idea!! And it was given favorable press in a California newspaper!!!
Today, tellers give up the cash just based on a note, without ever seeing a weapon. That's because so many banks are "No Gun Zones," and because so many among us have forgotten--or never knew--the responsibilities of free men and the way things are supposed to be.
Brawley is a little desert town in the Salton Sea area, and that paper is the local news sheet. Granted, more newspapers supported the 2A back then, but I don't hold much surprise about the Brawley paper reporting this. Now, if it had been the Los Angeles Times...
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the photographer felt nervous...
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