The phrase seems like it might have come about during the Wild West. But it actually took a detour through Hollywood.

Ever "called shotgun" to claim the front passenger seat in a car as a kid? Many people are familiar with the term "riding shotgun" but not its origin, which combines threads from the stagecoach era, ...

People riding shotgun were armed guards who were there to protect mining and railroad payrolls transported during those early years. The new stagecoach can be seen by visitors arriving for the ...