I call shotgun!!!!!!?

Question

do you now the histery hove the term, calling shotgun?

Answer 1

Stagecoach drivers (not just in the American old West, but in Europe as well) could not handle the reins and defend the passengers at the same time. The driver sat outside the coach on top. There was enough room beside him for someone to sit and guard the coach and its valuables. They were said to "ride shotgun" because that was their duty, to carry a shotgun or other rifle and defend the coach.

"Calling shotgun" simply means being the first to request to sit in the front seat beside the driver.

Answer 2

The history of calling "Shotgun" goes back to the days of covered wagons and the Wild West. On a trip across the plains, the driver of a wagon would hold the reins of his horse team and concentrate on driving. This left him and the occupants of his wagon susceptible to sneak attacks from bandits and thieves. To avoid this atrocious circumstance it became necessary for one person to sit next to the driver with a shotgun and fend off the enemy.

Defending against bandits is no longer the priority of Shotgun however, but it has evolved into a pre-driving ritual that is experienced before almost every car ride across America and even the world. Because of the obvious evolution that has already occurred with Shotgun, we ask you to consider Shotgun as a living entity and be aware that it is always changing for the better good of society.

Answer 3

Riding shotgun was on top, on the right of the Stage Coach next to the driver with a shotgun. To ward off evil doers that would rob the passengers. Covered wagons the same thing, that is if someone was willing. But every stage coach had a man driver and a man on a shotgun up on top. www.history.com

Answer 4

yeah, stage coach/ carriage days. I guess in England it would have been, "I call Blunderbuss!"