Yep. Jack Webb and his on-screen persona Joe Friday didn’t support the 2nd Amendment. Multiple episodes of Dragnet were devoted to characterizing anyone who owned a gun as being a nutcase and a danger to himself and his neighbors. “Let the police handle it.” LOL. I still liked the show however.
At least in the case of Joe Friday, that was pretty accurate in terms of depicting the average LAPD officer of the era.
Of course, back then, the police most often *would* be able to handle it, so there was less need for civilians to carry in self defense.