SHOTS FIRED: On Feb. 10, 1923, The Asheville Citizen ran a cartoon by Billy Borne, depicting R.L. Fitzpatrick, commissioner of public safety, enthusiastically promoting the use of guns to stop traffic violators. The illustration did not land well with the commissioner. Illustration from the Feb. 10, 1923, edition of The Asheville Citizen

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