Officials Get Gun Tied to Huey Long Slaying
NEW ORLEANS — The gun some people believe was used to kill Huey Long was turned over Wednesday to the Louisiana State Police, which lost possession of it more than half a century ago.
For the last three years, the Browning 7.65-millimeter automatic has been the subject of a court fight over its ownership.
Most historians believe that Dr. Carl A. Weiss pulled the gun and shot Long in the state Capitol on Sept. 8, 1935. Long’s bodyguards killed Weiss.
Some historians claim Long was killed by a bodyguard’s errant shot.
The alleged assassin’s son, Carl A. Weiss Jr., claimed ownership of the gun and eventually won. His attorney gave the gun to state police Wednesday as a donation valued for tax purposes at $265,000.
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