Cops "need" a gun at at a high school dance today. They didn't 41 years ago. I'm not supporting what they did, but back then guns at dances weren't necessary, and were never carried. High school dance chaperones do not need to be armed. These guys simply removed his attitude, along with his weapon, and perhaps in the process gave him a reason to carry it the next time. Of course he had to buy a new one. Bill T.