"Don't Take Your Guns To Town" (1958) Appearing on the album The Fabulous Johnny Cash, this song tells a captivating story about Billy Joe, on his journey to find freedom and independence.

Gun-free zones have been a way to promote safe spaces in everyday public life since frontier times. “Don’t take your guns to town,” as Johnny Cash sang. Public buildings such ...

and was released as a b-side to ‘Don’t Take Your Guns to Town’ – the lead single from his seminal album ‘The Fabulous Johnny Cash’. Thornton went on to say: “Cash said to me ...