 That issue attracted widespread attention, and 1 million copies were sold within a few days.Now a millionaire, Flynt bought a $375,000 mansion.On March 6, 1978, during a legal battle related to obscenity in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Flynt and his local lawyer, Gene Reeves Jr., were returning to the Gwinnett County Courthouse when they were shot on the sidewalk in front of 136 South Perry Street in Lawrenceville by a gunman standing near an alley across the street.