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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wraith-Hunter" data-source="post: 3308574" data-attributes="member: 48298">In 1925 there were no federal gun control laws, and the culture was much more pro gun than it is today if the people in question were white. Most gun control laws come from the south and were geared toward disarming blacks. If the laws were enforced at all it was only for minorities. Shotguns under 18 in length were common and sold for around 10 bucks. You could order firearms from sears catalogs even full autos. Less people carried as it was a different time; and marksmenship was looked upon very favorably. Gun companies hired exibition shooters to advertise their wares. You could bring guns to school no big deal. (I would bring a .22 to junior high in 86-88 or so with no problems - suburbs upstate NY not red neck central. ) Culture towards firearms was MUCH different then [1925] (it was not a political issue in anyway unless you were not white). Federal push did not come until after prohibition when treasury agents needed something to enforce, so they passed  some federal "revenue raising laws" for them to enforce. [$200 tax on a $10 gun] It went to the Supreme Court on appeal [Defendent won on 2nd ammendment grounds] from prosecution Miller vs US 1939. There was no brief for the defense and neither counsel or defendents appeard. So the state won, Scotus hasn't heard a case since.Not sure if there were any local laws in Ny Ny during 1925. It would be rare in the extreme to carry in church then; even rarer still for a sawed off shotgun, more of a holyweird gun than anything else, or a way to have a small gun (pistol) cheap. A shot gun would be around 10 but a good 1911 or S&W revolver would be at least $20 (about $500 in todays money) So a sawed off would be a red-neck pistol because they could not afford anything else. An archeologist with a tiny bit of intellegence would probably carry a S&W in .38 or one of those new fangled 1911's in .38 or .45. Most police if they carried had a S&W in .32 or .38. Shot shells were brass or paper. If paper useless when wet and the brass was heavy and would stick in the tubes, longer to reload.You could buy a silencer for $3 in any hardware store and most corner stores would carry firearms of some sort. You could also get cheap surplus rifles from WWI for under $20. A thompson sub machine gun would run $150 new, ordered by mail through the sears catalog delivered to your door.PS anything you see on TV or movies in regards to firearms is totally wrong. HEAT is about the only accurate gun movie. Most everthing else all they get right is you pull the trigger and it makes a loud noise. PPS I like the Kel-Tec P3AT. I got the p-32 as it is less snappy to fire and I wanted something my wife could shoot easier. I'm waiting for their new single stack 9mm to come out. That will be my next carry gun. Too bad glock is not making one. I like the g36 but .45 is 2x's the cost for ammo, you can practice the most with 9mm.</blockquote>

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