To: 2ndDivisionVet
Adam Winkler points out in his delicious book, “Gun Fight,” what we call the “wild west” had some of the strictest gun control laws we’ve seen as a nation. The shootout at the OK Corral took place, after all, because Wyatt Earp was trying to disarm the outlaw cowboys in accordance with a Tombstone ordinance. Arizona didn't become a state until 1912. The Constitution does not necessarily apply to territories. The author is an ass.
23 posted on
05/24/2012 3:02:34 PM PDT by
Sirius Lee
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To: Sirius Lee
The shootout at the OK Corral took place, after all, because Wyatt Earp was trying to disarm the outlaw cowboys in accordance with a Tombstone ordinance.Exactly, Tina! That attempt at gun control worked out real well didn't it?
27 posted on
05/24/2012 3:15:53 PM PDT by
TigersEye
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To: Sirius Lee
... the “wild west” had some of the strictest gun control laws..
The author is an ass.
Agreed
Utter BS.
Towns had ordinances about outsiders "carrying" guns into town(mostly because of drunken cowboys )Their guns were returned to them when they left...
Anyone who wanted a gun could buy and own a gun of their choice
44 posted on
05/24/2012 4:54:52 PM PDT by
RedMonqey
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