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TV’s “Fancy Cowboy” and the Legacy of Have Gun—Will Travel , Which Premiered September 14, 1957, Sixty-five Years Ago This Month

Gaylyn Studlar

Actor Richard Boone in 1962 as “Paladin,” the problematic hero of Have Gun—Will Travel .

I have always liked Westerns, and can claim my preference by birthright. I grew up in West Texas in the 1950s, a “flatlander” living in Lubbock, the biggest city on the Llano Estacado, once a dry, vast sea of grass unmarked by hill or tree that befuddled Conquistador Francisco Coronado, Buffalo Soldiers, and perhaps even the Comanches. It was easy to see Westerns in the 1950s as the genre was immensely popular in Technicolor movies but also on black-and-white television. In the 1956 film made from the famous novel, The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit , the protagonist’s children, two girls and a boy, are shown sitting a foot in front the black and white TV screen, soaking up the noisy chaos of cowboys in chase, shooting off guns. They ignore their father returning home from work. In my case, my father was right there watching with me, at least on Saturday nights, when my father’s favorite TV Western, Gunsmoke , was originally scheduled on CBS. We usually also watched Have Gun—Will Travel , a 30-minute Western that preceded Gunsmoke , and which I found more intriguing, though now I realize most of it went over my head. These were two of the most popular entries in a prime-time “craze” for the genre that surged in the late 1950s. Westerns regularly held up to six of the top ten coveted slots of most-watched primetime series. Gunsmoke was regularly at the top of this list, with Have Gun—Will Travel not far behind.

Both Gunsmoke and Have Gun—Will Travel were not action-saturated “oaters” but “adult Westerns,” with the latter regarded as “the most adult of the adult Westerns.”¹ The “adult” moniker signaled changes that distinguished these TV programs as more realistic and psychologically complex, but their appeal became deeply controversial because of their violent content and the fact that they were watched by a generation of children who missed out on the heyday of movie B-Westerns in the 1930s and 1940s. The popularity of many TV westerns among juveniles inspired tremendous sales in show related toy guns, games, play sets, comic books, costumes, action figures, and in the case of Have Gun—Will Travel —copies of the hero’s famous card featuring a chess knight and “HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL. WIRE PALADIN. SAN FRANCISCO.”

Have Gun—Will Travel defined itself by its difference, with co-creator Sam Role supposedly worrying about its reception: “Who’s going to buy this radical?”² The hero of the series, “Paladin” (Richard Boone³) was dandy, or as one commentator called him, a “fancy cowboy.”⁴ Have Gun—Will Travel revivified the figure of the dandy through a powerful culture referent—the playboy image promulgated by Hugh Hefner and Playboy magazine. To finance his lavish lifestyle in post-Civil War San Francisco, Paladin hires himself out as a man with a gun to potential clients who contact him or that he locates from newspaper accounts of trouble in the hinterlands that require resolution. Aligned with the city and civilization, erudition and pleasure-seeking, Paladin’s invincible fast draw and intimidating presence (dressed in all black) while on the job bestow upon him the masculine superiority so necessary to constructing the gunfighter as a mythic figure of the West mediating between savagery and civilization.

The “fastidious Mr. Paladin” as one character calls him, may tone down his appearance of dandyism on the frontier, but he always brings a dandy’s refinement to questions about the proper form of justice and protocol, especially in preserving the rights of accused lawbreakers threatened by mob lynching, kangaroo courts, vigilante committees, or retribution-seeking relatives of victims. Paladin first tries to use his intellectual skills and social finesse, (his city manners) as he works to solve problems and promote a more refined mode of justice based on principles and formal procedures, but ritual combat between men is inevitably attached to his presence as a man with a gun. The genre demands it.

Although his views on justice not are not shared by most of the people he meets across the West, Paladin advocates the principle that a man has no duty to retreat or flee from a threatening adversary. “Gunfighter’s pride” is what one man calls it in the 1961 episode “Everyman,” but this stance was, historically, the right of all Americans to violent self-defense and was enshrined in centuries-old judicial precedent not beholden to English law. It stands as a central trope of U.S. Westerns as mythic tales of American origin, so Paladin can just ride away after killing in self-defense. Only once do we see him arraigned or asked to account before a judge or jury for his violence (in the episode “Deliver the Body”). The final shots of most of the series’ 225 episodes show Paladin, mounted on his horse in open country, pausing before he crosses a stream and heads across a mountain-rimmed prairie. This shot offers the closure of a ritual cleansing. The series’ theme song kicks in: “Have Gun Will Travel reads the card of a man. A Knight without honor in a savage land.”

Although constrained by the forces of television censorship and network timidity, Have Gun—Will Travel managed to address important social problems that co-creator Sam Rolfe regarded as American “moral failings,” such as social prejudice. The series mixed sardonic humor with an existential, revisionist view of the American frontier to offer a model for how great programming could be constructed beyond those venues (like anthology series) usually associated with “quality” television.

After becoming a widely acknowledged cultural touchstone, Have Gun—Will Travel ended its six-year original run in May of 1963. Newspaper columnist Jack Smith declared himself “a Paladin man” who watched the program with his sons. He noted of these “weekly Paladin sermons”: “Someday sociologists may note that a whole generation of American boys grew up on Saturday night doses of Paladin for better or for worse.”⁵

Have Gun—Will Travel constituted a popular culture phenomenon long off the public radar, but it is one that resonates deeply and disturbingly with our current situation in the United States as a country plagued by gun violence and still struggling with social intolerance. Paladin was a contradictory figure, a dandy and liberal elitist whose efforts to mitigate bad behavior on the frontier by force of reason usually fail. Gun violence becomes the solution to restoring “peace” and “order.” Richard Slotkin has argued: “the most potent recurring hero-figures in our mythologies are men in whom contradictory identities find expression.”⁶ Paladin confirms the mythically resonant power of righteously-minded but deeply contradictory men—over an American imagination inescapably linked to violence.

¹ John Sharnik, “Cowpokes on the Couch,” Home and Garden , Sept. 1957:32-33.

² Rolfe quoted in Lee Edson, “TV’s Rebellious Cowboy,” Saturday Evening Post , Aug. 6, 1960: 82.

³ Boone had previously starred in the television show, Medic , 1954-1956, where he played a doctor.

⁴ Richard Schickel, “TV’s Angry Gun,” Show , Nov. 1961: 51.

⁵ Jack Smith, “Hero Today and Gone Tomorrow.” Los Angeles Times , May 27, 1963: D1.

⁶ Richard Slotkin, quoted in Robert V. Vine and John Mack Faragher, Frontiers: A Short History of the American West . New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007.

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Have Gun, Will Travel – Considerations for Traveling with Firearms

If you’re planning a trip and want to carry a gun, here’s what you need to know about packing state to state.

Planning a trip? Taking a gun? Before you head off down the road, make sure your itinerary doesn’t include a trip to jail. Your license to carry may be good in a lot of places, while in other places it doesn’t mean diddly. So make sure you learn as much as you can before traveling with firearms.

The past few years have seen an expansion of what is commonly known as state reciprocity for concealed pistol licenses or carry permits. But that doesn’t mean this is a universal phenomenon, and keep in mind that if you are planning to carry in another state, you will be carrying under that state’s laws. What may be legal in your home state might not be legal where you visit.

Before heading down the road, brush up on the laws in the state where you are heading and any states in between through which you may be traveling.

Places to Avoid

Let’s get this out of the way up front: There are some places travelers may wish to avoid. According to the popular Handgunlaw.us website , states that do not honor anyone’s carry license or permit include California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, plus the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, Northern Marianas Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Many activists who focus on “universal recognition/reciprocity” figure it this way: If these states or territories don’t recognize your right to self-defense within their borders, they don’t deserve a penny of your money.

As of this writing, there had been a reciprocity/recognition bill passed in Oregon, but the governor had not yet signed the measure. Things may change in the Beaver State, so keep an eye on that one.

There are several other states that honor out-of-state licenses and permits, provided they are held by residents of those states. That is, people who have obtained the widely touted Utah or Florida permits get no recognition if they are not residents of either Florida or Utah.

A growing number of states—Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont—honor all licenses, but again, the non-resident carries in those states under the laws of those states.

And then there is Vermont, where there has never been a license to carry other than your driver’s license. The downside to being from Vermont is that your state driver’s license will allow you to carry in only three other states: Alaska, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Since the state does not issue licenses or permits, there’s no Vermont document any other state can really honor.

Thirty states have non-resident permits or licenses; that is, a non-resident of a state may obtain a carry license for that state—this is what has made the Utah and Florida licenses so popular—that they are recognized by other states. For example, non-Washington residents can get an Evergreen State concealed pistol license that is valid in 25 states at this writing. A Virginia non-resident license is valid in 28 states, while the Utah permit is recognized in 31 states. Oregon only issues non-resident permits to residents of states that border Oregon: Washington, Idaho, California, and Nevada, but the permit is valid in 20 states.

Requirements for obtaining a non-resident permit vary depending upon the state to which one applies. Florida, for example, will issue permits by mail to people who meet the requirements. On the other hand, one must apply in person in Pennsylvania. Other states require applicants to either be employed in the state or own property.

There are two resources the frequent traveler should consult. One is a little booklet called the “Traveler’s Guide to the Firearms Laws of the Fifty States,” which is updated annually, and the other is the aforementioned Handgunlaw.us. The latter is updated frequently as things may change, sometimes at a moment’s notice—and they do that occasionally—and it is important that the armed vacationer/traveler brush up before heading down the highway or out to the airport. The “Traveler’s Guide” features one-page summaries of the laws and is a popular publication among people who may summer in one state and winter in another.

Frankly, the Handgunlaw.us website is quite possibly the best resource there is for the armed traveler. Books can only be updated every so often, while an online site is far more up to date. There is one page on this site that has a concealed carry reciprocity guide, which is also available from the Second Amendment Foundation (Saf.org).

A less reliable resource is an Internet gun forum, and there are scores of these on which people can uncover all levels of knowledge, from accurate to pure supposition. Don’t risk a vacation or business trip by relying on advice from somebody who might call himself the “gun dude” on a chat forum.

There is something else I discovered when researching this article. Handgunlaw.us isn’t afraid of ruffling feathers. Each state has it’s own page on the website, and the one for Delaware had a notation that was rather blunt: “Over the years the Delaware Attorney General has listed states on their website that they actually didn’t honor or stating there was a reciprocity agreement when one didn’t exist. Use caution when reading anything on the DE Attorney General’s website as it has listed inaccurate information over the years when it comes to who they honor and who honors them.” Take that critique to heart and be forewarned.

Common Sense when Traveling with Firearms

Common sense should always prevail, but it is amazing—if not embarrassing—that some people just don’t get it. Sometimes I wonder if they’re willfully ignorant. With somewhere in the neighborhood of 11-12 million legally licensed citizens across the U.S., it is incumbent upon these people to know the laws about concealed carry where they are going to be spending time. Ignorance is no excuse, and there have been cases—most notoriously in New York and New Jersey—in which law-abiding citizens who didn’t pay attention wound up in serious legal trouble.

How many times a year do we read about somebody who gets stopped at the security checkpoint at an airport with a gun in their carry-on luggage? This is unforgivably stupid because there has been so much publicity about it over the years. Nobody can claim ignorance of this prohibition, and even if someone is not criminally charged, chances are good they’re never going to see their firearm again. Before you head to the airport, check the contents of your carry-on bag. No knives, no guns, no ammunition, no problems.

If you do travel by air with firearms, as I have done many times, follow the rules: Guns must be unloaded and locked in hard-sided cases. Handgun cases will be inside of your luggage, and your suitcase should also be locked. Notify the ticket agent when you check in at the airport, get your luggage checked through by a TSA agent, and go about your business. Not so difficult.

Years ago, I bought a handy little Doskocil lockable handgun case that has traveled thousands of miles with me all over the place. It takes two small padlocks and easily fits inside my checked luggage.

If you drive and your route takes you through some states where your license or permit isn’t welcome, before crossing that state line make sure your handgun is unloaded and locked away. That’s another place where the locked gun case comes in handy.

A few years ago, I installed a locking safe in the console of my truck. I have the combination and don’t share it. When the pistol is inside, it’s not immediately available to anybody. These things are handy and can prevent theft when you might have to leave a pistol in your rig. Never lock up a loaded gun. While traveling, make sure the ammunition is separated from the firearm.

I have carried concealed in several states, including Michigan, Florida, Montana, Idaho, Virginia, Arizona, and Alaska. Those experiences taught me one thing over all others: Carry discreetly. That is, concealed means concealed. Nobody in your presence should know you are armed. Translate that to mean your out-of-state carry piece should be a handgun that will not be noticeable under a cover garment. People who are compelled to carry their hardware in such a manner that they let everybody within eyesight know they are packing just might have a maturity or ego problem. The last thing an armed citizen should want is to be the center of attention. You’re carrying for personal protection, not an ego stroke. This is particularly true if you are in a different state.

Interacting with Police

There are a handful of states in which the attitude of some armed citizens can land them in very hot water. This has to do with a legal requirement that you immediately notify a law enforcement officer if you are armed.

I did a quick perusal of the states at Handgunlaw.us and found at least six with this provision: Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. If you are carrying in any of these states and have any interaction with police or sheriff’s deputies, such as a traffic stop, you need to tell them right up front you’re licensed to carry and are armed. Now, if you drive within the speed limit, don’t engage in any really foolish highway maneuvers and behave yourself in public, you’ll lower the odds of having that kind of interaction. Stay off your cell phone and don’t text while driving down the road, and don’t litter.

If you do interact with police, don’t become the jerk in the latest YouTube video telling an officer about your constitutional rights. The odds of having a rotten experience in a different state increase exponentially with every rise in the decibel level.

Another thing to watch for in a state you may be visiting are signs telling you that no firearms are allowed on the premises. In most states, this is a given in such places as federal government buildings, including ranger stations and visitor centers, any courthouse or school building, police stations, jails, hospitals, mental institutions, sports stadiums and private business establishments that are well-posted, including hotels. In some states, such signs have the force of law, while in others they do not.

When traveling with firearms it is also incumbent to check out state laws about carrying in certain establishments, especially restaurants where alcohol is served. Each state’s laws about this are slightly different, and you definitely need to be on top of this one because road trips almost always involve at least one or two stops to eat. One rule to always follow: Don’t drink alcohol if you are armed. This is not debatable, especially if you are in another state where the law just might be different than back home.

This article is adapted from the July 31, 2015 Concealed Carry issue of Gun Digest the Magazine . Click here to download the full issue .

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Deliver the Body

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Paladin applies the U.S. Constitution to criminal law in the West when he fights for Habeas Corpus, the right to counsel in defense, and jury trial by peers for a man accused of killing twic... Read all Paladin applies the U.S. Constitution to criminal law in the West when he fights for Habeas Corpus, the right to counsel in defense, and jury trial by peers for a man accused of killing twice with an outmoded cap-and-ball pistol. Paladin applies the U.S. Constitution to criminal law in the West when he fights for Habeas Corpus, the right to counsel in defense, and jury trial by peers for a man accused of killing twice with an outmoded cap-and-ball pistol.

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The Old Trading Post 1957 Have Gun Will Travel Paladin Cartridge Gun Belt and Hollywood Fast Draw Holster(s) set is our 2nd most popular Fast Draw Set patterned after the 1940 through 1980 Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson or Alfonso Pineda Fast Draw Hollywood Gun Belt and Holster Sets. In fact our Leathersmith learned gun leather making at the Arvo Ojala Hollywood Fast Draw Shop and through the 1970s he worked directly with all 3 of the men mentioned above. Just like the Fast Draw Hollywood Sets of 1940s through the 1980s the holsters are reinforced to hold their rigidity with the constant Drawing and Holstering of a Revolver.

We make our Gun Belts and Holsters from Heavyweight Premium Grade U. S. A. Leather as most Old West Gun Leather was made from during the late 19th Century. Available for Single Action and Double Action revolver models in just about any caliber we offer this fine 1957 Have Gun Will Travel PALADIN Gun Leather Set in Black, Brown, Saddle Tan, and Chestnut (reddish brown) leather colors. The Ranger Style 1957 Have Gun Will Travel Paladin Cartridge Gun Belt is 2 3/4 inches wide with a 1 1/2 inch billet strap which is secured with a 1 1/2 inch Brass Clipped Corner Belt Buckle.

Our 1957 Have Gun Will Travel Paladin Cartridge Gun Belt is fully leather lined and is offered in your choice of style either High Ride Ranger Style or a Drop Loop Gun Belt with either a Single or Double Holsters where the holster hangs lower and worn like the gunslingers would have worn in Hollywood movies or lastly a Tapered Prairie Cartridge Gun Belt.

We offer these Ranger Style 1957 PALADIN Gun Belts come with 3 ammunition loops at the base of the billet strap and 25 Ammunition Loops at center back for large caliber ammunition, we also offer you choices of No Loops, .22 Caliber, .32 Caliber, .357 / .38 Caliber, .41 Caliber, .44 / .45 Caliber and .50 Caliber, the loop quantity is determined by caliber size of loops. The Fast Draw Holster(s) included in this 1957 Have Gun Will Travel Paladin Cartridge Gun Belt and Hollywood Fast Draw Holster(s) Set is a Hollywood Fast Draw Holster which is a reinforced Holster made to hold their rigidity with constant Drawing and Re-holstering of a Revolver.

The Hollywood Fast Draw Holster is leather lined and is also decorated with a handsome Sterling Silver Knight Chess Piece Conch's on the center face of the holster sheath. The holster comes with a hammer thong to safely secure your revolver when holstered also a holster leg tie to secure the holster to your leg to keep it from moving around when your on the move. Since these belts are custom made at the time of order please allow 8 to 12 weeks for delivery.

PALADIN HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL FAST DRAW GUN BELT AND SIDE HOLSTER FEATURES:

• PREMIUM GRADE U. S. A. LEATHERS
• AVAILABLE IN BLACK, BROWN, CHESTNUT OR TAN COLORS
• GUN BELT CHOICES RANGER STYLE DROP LOOP, RANGER STYLE DOUBLE DROP LOOP, STRAIGHT HIGH RISE OR TAPERED PRAIRIE BELT
• HOLLYWOOD FAST DRAW HOLSTER DESIGN PALADIN HOLSTER WITH WHITE BRASS KNIGHT CHESS PIECE GUN BELT AND HOLSTER(S) ARE LEATHER LINED STANDARD
• WAIST SIZES FROM 26 WAIST UP TO 44 WAIST (LARGER SIZES 46 WAIST UP TO 60 WAIST ADD $35.00)
• STANDARD AMMO LOOP CALIBERS OFFERED (NO LOOPS, .22 CALIBER, .32 CALIBER, .357 / .38 CALIBER, .41 CALIBER, .44 / .45 CALIBER AND .50 CALIBER)

NOTE 1) WHEN ENTERING WAIST SIZE, PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACTUAL PANTS WAIST SIZE AND ALSO YOUR EXACT HIP MEASUREMENT, 2? BELOW THE BELT (WIDEST PART OF HIP). WE HAVE A FORMULA FOR CALCULATING YOUR PROPER GUN BELT SIZE THAT ALLOWS FOR IDEAL SIDE HANG AND ADJUSTMENTS FOR COMFORTABLE FIT OVER CLOTHING.

NOTE 2) MANY OF OUR WESTERN GUN HOLSTERS ARE CUSTOM MADE TO YOUR EXACT SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT. CUSTOM MADE ORDERS MAY REQUIRE 8-12WEEKS BEFORE SHIPPING. PLEASE CALL 888-653-8723 OR EMAIL [email protected] TO CHECK FOR AVAILABILITY IF YOU NEED YOUR ORDER SOONER. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OPTION BOXES REQUIRE A SELECTION BEFORE THE ITEM CAN BE ADDED TO THE SHOPPING CART. ABOUT THE ORIGINAL PALADIN DROP LOOP GUN BELT WITH SIDE HOLSTER SET:

The original Paladin Drop Loop Gun Belt and Holster Set that Richard Boone wore during the series was produced at the Arvo Ojala Hollywood Fast Draw Shop. Coincidentally at the time the Paladin Drop Loop Gun Belt and Holster Set was created Arvo Ojala, Andy Anderson and Alfonso Pineda all three Hollywood Fast Draw Training Coaches worked together at the Arvo Ojala Hollywood Fast Draw Shop. The Original Set was a Hollywood Fast Draw Set with a Metal Lined Holster which would add rigidity to the holster sheath for repetitive drawing and holstering this became standard practice when producing most Fast Draw Sets or Holsters in all uses.

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Have Gun Will Travel.......(1957 to 1963) 225 EPISODES

PALADIN portrayed by RICHARD BOONE Paladin was not your normal gunfighter. He was an educated and a traveled man. A West Point graduate, he served as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he went west and became a high-priced gun for hire. He was based at the Hotel Carlton in San Francisco and enjoyed the finer things in life. He dressed in fancy clothes, enjoyed fine wine, gourmet food, opera, expensive cigars and he could play the piano.

He read newspapers from all over the West looking for situations in which he could help, for a fee. Sometimes Hey Boy, the Oriental porter who worked at the Carlton, would bring Paladin a letter or wire asking for his help. Usually, within the first few minutes, he was dressed for business and on the trail. When working, he dressed completely in black including a black hat with a band of silver conch's and a custom holster with a silver chess knight on it. He carried a custom made pistol which was perfectly balanced and had a rifled barrel. He preferred to settle problems without violence whenever possible, but if forced to fight, he excelled.

A master marksman and a quick draw, he was a match for most any man. And for those difficult times he kept a derringer hidden under his belt, which saved his life on many occasions. His rifle, which was rarely used, also had a silver chess knight on the stock. This leads us to believe it was as carefully made as the pistol he carried. Before resorting to violence, Paladin would put his rich education and experience to work to try to find an alternate solution. In spite of his profession, he had a deep respect for the law and would often turn on his employers if he found they were the guilty party.

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How did a fourth grader have a gun at school? CMPD, CMS won’t say.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police refused to say this week how a fourth grade student got an unloaded gun that he took to his elementary school on Friday.

Administrative staff found a black Ruger Max-9 pistol in the student’s bag at Devonshire Elementary School, according to a police incident report.

The school is on Barrington Drive in east Charlotte.

The gun was valued at $300, police said in the report.

“The firearm was collected by police and turned into property control,” according to the report.

The report lists the incident as a criminal weapons law violation and the status of the case as “an active investigation.”

Police spokesman Mike Allinger declined requests from the Observer on Tuesday and Wednesday to release additional details, including where the student got the gun, who owns the gun and whether an adult will be charged.

Allinger declined to say why police won’t share what they know.

“Publicly, we do not want to share anything further,” he told the Observer by phone Tuesday.

Another Devonshire Elementary School student reported the gun, “and staff immediately confiscated the weapon,” principal Kristen Hackl said in a message to parents and staff Friday morning.

“Our children are safe in their classrooms and learning is continuing,” Hackl said in the message. The Observer obtained a copy of the message through a request to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools media office on Friday.

“Possession of a weapon of any kind in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct and can have serious consequences,” according to Hackl’s message. “As always, the safety and well-being of our students and staff is our top priority and we work diligently to provide a secure learning environment for everyone.

“We encourage all students to report weapons or threats to a trusted adult to continue our dedication to having safe schools,” the principal said.

CMS “cannot provide any additional information due to student privacy,” district spokeswoman Susan Vernon-Devlin said in an email to the Observer on Friday.

The gun was seized just before 8 a.m. , police posted on the social media site X, the former Twitter. The student hadn’t entered the school building, according to CMPD. Staff gave the gun to police officers who were called to the school. No injuries were reported, police said.

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Mcdonald’s whacko slugs, pistol whips and shoots pinky off fellow diner in wild brawl over sauce: cops.

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A deranged McDonald’s customer choked, slugged, pistol-whipped and shot off the pinky of another patron — all because he didn’t get sauce with his order, according to police.

Wesley Bullock, 48, was hit with aggravated battery and burglary after the wild fast-food feud in Zephyrhills, Florida — about 30 miles north of Tampa — last week, Fox affiliate WRBW-TV reported .

Bullock was so ticked off he didn’t get his sauce that he allegedly walked up to the drive-up window at the restaurant and began screaming at an employee on Tuesday — when the victim intervened and tried to calm him down, according to the outlet.

That’s when cops said he went off on the man, grabbing him by the throat, slugging him and getting into a brawl until McDonald’s staffers were able to break up the scuffle.

But Bullock then followed the victim to a nearby Speedway gas station, where he cut off his car, got out and pointed a silver handgun at the man — only to have the weapon misfire.

Undeterred, Bullock then allegedly pistol-whipped the victim and re-cocked the gun, with the two men getting into a life-and-death fight over the gun, the outlet reported.

“[The victim] stated it was at that time he grabbed the pistol and fought Bullock for control over it because he was in fear of his life,” according to an affidavit reviewed by WRBW. “[He] stated he believed he was going to die.”

Bullock allegedly got off one shot, which struck the victim’s pinky.

The wounded victim managed to get the gun away from his attacker, threw it in his car and called the cops.

Bullock was busted after surveillance camera footage confirmed the victim’s wild account. He was ordered held at the Pasco County Jail on a $400,000 bond.

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Crime and public safety | south side man gets 3 years for possession of ‘trump gun’.

In a city awash with firearms, finding a gun in the possession of a convicted felon in Chicago is hardly an unusual occurrence.

But what about one emblazoned with Donald Trump’s image?

That’s what happened in October 2020 when parole officers visited Sheldon Bains’ South Side home and found a 9 mm Glock 19 pistol hidden under a mattress along with bags of marijuana, according to federal prosecutors.

Not only had the gun been custom-etched with Trump’s stern-looking face on the grip, there were also the words “Trump 45th” and a presidential seal on one side of the barrel, and the phrase “Keep America Great!” on the barrel’s other side.

The “Trump gun,” as it was referred to in court records, had belonged to Bains’ relative, Charles Johnson, but it was stolen a few months earlier, according to court records. Bains, who at the time was on parole for a robbery conviction, denied knowing that the gun was in the bedroom, and later tried to convince his 15-year-old nephew to take the rap.

“Hey, killa go on make it happen for me,” Bains told his nephew in a recorded call from Cook County Jail a few weeks after his arrest, according to court records. “They can’t do nothin’ to you. They can’t charge both of us. … If you leave me like this man, they goin — they can do somethin’ to me, man.”

In handing Bains a three-year sentence on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Mary Rowland said she found Bains’ attempt to pressure his nephew one of the more disturbing aspects of the case.

“You’re putting pressure on him to take responsibility for this gun and he’s a kid,” Rowland said, as Bains sat at the defense table in orange jail clothes. “You’re 46. Man up! … You’re the cool uncle. You should be telling him ‘Get the hell out of this life. Get as far away from it as you can.’ Don’t drag him down.”

Rowland acknowledged that for someone like Bains, who lost a father and brother to gun violence and has been shot and wounded himself on four separate occasions, having a gun is simply a way of life, but it’s something Bains is going to have to learn to live without.

“It’s a crime. You cannot have a gun,” the judge said. “But you are someone who gets shot … you’ve been shot four times. How are you going to manage that? That’s going to be a real challenge.”

Before the sentence was handed down, Bains stood in court and apologized for his actions, saying he was tired of the “revolving door” of jail and determined to do better for his family. “I got seven kids, and they haven’t had the best lifestyle,” he said. “It’s just — you know. It’s sickening.”

Bains pleaded guilty in February to possession of a gun by a felon. The guilty plea came about a year after his trial ended in a mistrial due to late disclosure of law enforcement interviews of Johnson, who had claimed Bains stole the “Trump gun” from him in 2020.

Before the judge granted the mistrial, Johnson testified he’d bought the Trump gun at Eagle Sporting Range in Oak Forest on July 30, 2020, just a few months before it was found under Bains’ mattress.

Asked why he bought that particular firearm, Johnson testified it was because of its unusual Trump markings.

“It just stood out to me,” Johnson told the jury, according to a transcript of his testimony in court records. “I never seen a gun like it.”

Bains’ cousin also testified that she had seen the gun in their house and that everyone knew about it because it had “Trump’s face.”

In asking for leniency, Bains’ attorneys, Steven Greenberg and Nicholas Burris, painted Johnson as a liar and gun trafficker who was given immunity by prosecutors even though he admitted selling more than a dozen weapons, including one linked to a weapon used to shoot and injure a Chicago firefighter.

In particular, the defense said Johnson’s story about what happened to the Trump gun changed so many times he could not be believed. Bains’ attorneys also made a not-so-subtle jab at the former president in a recent sentencing filing.

“Circling back to the Trump theme of this case, a lie does not become the truth simply because it is repeated (“the election was stolen”),” Greenberg and Burris wrote, referencing Trump’s unfounded claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.

Greenberg and Burris wrote it’s “disconcerting” that the U.S. attorney’s office “chose to give a scoundrel like Johnson immunity for littering the streets of Chicago with firearms, including at least one that was used to seriously injure a Chicago fireman, and in doing so embraces his lies.”

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Texas boy was 7 when he fatally shot a man he didn't know, child tells law enforcement

On Jan. 18, 2022, a 7-year-old child took a pistol from his grandfather's truck, walked into a recreational vehicle in Texas and fatally shot a sleeping man he didn't know. That's the account of Brandon O'Quinn Rasberry's death, as told to law enforcement by the alleged killer — now a 10-year-old boy.

The child's confession was shared this week by the Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office as an update in their investigation into Rasberry's killing, who was 32 when he died in his RV home in Nixon, Texas, just east of San Antonio.

According to Texas law, the child was too young when the crime occured to face charges, the sheriff's office said.

“At the time of the murder the juvenile suspect was seven years old, one week shy of his 8th birthday,” according to the release. “Therefore charges for murder will not be filed.”

However, authorities have charged the child in connection with a recent incident where he allegedly threatened another student. The sheriff's office says that threat soon spiraled into the confession of Rasberry's killing.

According to the confession, the boy had no known reason to kill Rasberry: "The child was also asked if he was mad at Brandon for some reason or if Brandon had ever done anything to him to make him mad, the child stated no."

The office didn't name the child.

Child says he killed Texas man in 2022 

The sheriff's office said the child's confession came after school officials at Nixon Smiley Independent School District said the boy had referenced the killing and made new threats. That's when school officials involved law enforcement, who interviewed the child at a child advocacy center.

“During the interview the ten year old child described in detail that two years ago he shot and killed a man in a trailer in Nixon, Texas,” the sheriff’s office wrote. 

The boy told law enforcement he didn’t know Rasberry nor was angry at him at the time of the shooting. He was visiting his grandfather, at the mobile home park, according to the sheriff’s office, and grabbed a gun from his grandfather’s truck.  

“The Child stated he observed Brandon sleeping in his bed and approached Brandon and discharged the firearm into Brandon striking him one time in the head,” the office wrote. “The child stated as he was leaving the RV he discharged the firearm another time into the couch inside the RV.” 

Law enforcement later retrieved the gun as evidence from a pawn shop and collected shell casings from the mobile home park. The boy has undergone mental health evaluation and treatment, the sheriff's office said.

Who's responsible when a child shoots someone?

Many states have minimum ages in which law enforcement can charge children with crimes. For example, Florida allows a child to be charged at age 7, while Maryland's minimum age is 13 . States often have exceptions for certain violent crimes.

In a social media post, the Gonzales County Attorney’s Office said Texas law doesn’t have criminal culpability for children until they are at least 10 years old. Because the child was 7 when he allegedly killed Rasberry, Texas prosecutors did not charge the boy in the killing.

Adults are sometimes charged after a young child commits a violent act.

In January 2023, a 6-year-old Virginia student shot an elementary school teacher . Police described it as an intentional shooting after the child and the teacher had an "altercation" in a first-grade classroom.

In that case, the child's mother was sentenced to two years in prison for  felony child neglect and assistant principal of the Virginia was been charged with eight counts of felony child abuse.

In 2000, the killing of 6-year-old Kayla Rolland by her classmate, a boy who was also 6, gained widespread attention about gun safety in the U.S. The boy took a gun to their Michigan school and fatally shot her, the news outlet MLive.com reported .

Officials never charged the boy with her death. However, a Michigan judge sentenced a man to prison for involuntary manslaughter for storing the gun in a shoe box that was accessible to the boy in the house where they both lived, MLive.com reported .

Contributing: Eduardo Cuevas, Cybele Mayes-Osterman and Jeanine Santucci; USA TODAY.

Contact reporter Krystal Nurse at [email protected] . Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, @KrystalRNurse .

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TSA prevents Florida man from bringing gun onto plane at Philadelphia International Airport

PHILADELPHIA – A Florida man was cited by police yesterday (April 23) at Philadelphia International Airport after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a gun in the man’s carry-on bag at one of the airport security checkpoints. The .38 caliber revolver was loaded with five bullets.

When TSA officers detected the firearm handgun, the man told officials that it was a new gun and that he forgot that he had his loaded gun with him.

In addition to being charged with a criminal citation by the police, the man also faces a stiff financial civil penalty for bringing a gun to a TSA security checkpoint. The penalty for carrying weapons can reach as high as $15,000, depending on the circumstances.

“It is disappointing that so many travelers who are found to be in possession of their guns at our checkpoints claim that they forgot that they had it with them. Responsible gun owners know where their guns are at all times,” said Gerardo Spero, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. “The owner of this new gun was careless and got off on the wrong foot in terms of being responsible.”

Firearms caught at TSA checkpoints at Philadelphia International Airport, 2017 to 2024

TSA has details on how to travel with a firearm and ammunition posted on its web site. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality and passengers should do their homework to make sure that they are not violating any local firearm laws. Travelers should also contact their airline as they may have additional requirements for traveling with firearms and ammunition.

Bringing a gun to an airport checkpoint carries a federal civil penalty because TSA reserves the right to issue a civil penalty to individuals who have guns and gun parts with them at a checkpoint. Civil penalties for bringing a gun into a checkpoint can stretch into thousands of dollars, depending on mitigating circumstances. This applies to individuals with or without concealed gun carry permits because a concealed carry permit does not allow a firearm to be carried through a checkpoint. The complete list of civil penalties is posted online . Additionally, if a traveler with a gun is a member of TSA PreCheck®, that individual will lose their TSA PreCheck privileges.

Unsure if an item should be packed in a carry-on bag, checked bag, either or neither? Download the free myTSA app , which has a handy “What can I bring?” feature that allows you to type in the item to find out if it can fly. Or ask on Twitter or Facebook Messenger at @AskTSA . Travelers may send a question by texting “Travel” to AskTSA (275-872).