Gun Barrel City
The Mayor Warned About 'These People.' So We Called Him.
A Gun Barrel City clip has more than 244,000 views and a comment section at war. The next morning, I called the mayor in it. He talked for 55 minutes.
Ron Helms · 14 min read
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