Guns were fairly small, mass produced so were common, and easy to buy. A pulled aimed gun was a serious threat that could not be disarmed. Guns were effective. Carrying, pulling, aiming, 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 many and varied ways. A gun was also used as a club. It was wood and steel and was used knock a victim out cold. Guns to crooks were like a heavenly chariot on golden 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 maintain law and order. Reported crimes triggered police to search for lawbreakers, chase, and catch them. They got put in jails until they went to a court for a trial to prove that they were guilty or innocent. The police wore uniforms with official badges. 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 met with respect by all people as their work was for the good of us all. Law and order. All policemen like coffee and doughnuts. Short term jails were in the city. They held crooks until they came to a court trail to determine if they were guilty or innocent. Convicted criminals were then put in a prison for a year or longer. 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 courtroom. Their office usually was in the courthouse. Judges wore robes. Court rooms had fancy woodwork, elaborate paneling, looked serious and distinguished, held a good number of people for meetings, and displayed the United States and the State flags. The seal of the state was there too. A clock was on the wall so time could be known. A wood railing banister separated the audience from the court participants. Booths isolated individuals for obvious practical reasons. Benches seated the audience.