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Guns were fairly small, mass produced so were coun was a serious threat that could not be disar, and pulling a trigger were all easy things for any person to do You needed not possess special skill, training, or strength A gun was kept on a person’s body, stored, and transported in un was also used as a club It ood and steel and was used knock a victiolden wheels They were easy to get especially if stolen Guns were useful, wanted by many so easily sold for a profit

The city had law officials and law buildings that ered police to search for lawbreakers, chase, and catch theot put in jails until they went to a court for a trial to prove that they were guilty or innocent The police wore unifores They moved around in cars, motorcycles, on foot, on bicycles, or maybe on horses Police also used weapons like pistols, rifles, shotguns, grenades, knives, clubs, gases, and explosives They tied up or used hand cuffs to subdue criminals to carry them to jail In the rural country areas out of town the sheriff was the police Law officials must be ood of us all Law and order All policehnuts Short term jails were in the city They held crooks until they cauilty or innocent Convicted crier Prisons were mostly outside of the city in the rural country Lawyers had offices near courthouses Judges were lawyers who get appointed to this higher office to try cases in a courtrooes wore robes Court roo, looked serious and distinguished, held a good nus, and displayed the United States and the State flags The seal of the state was there too A clock was on the wall so ti banister separated the audience from the court participants Booths isolated individuals for obvious practical reasons Benches seated the audience