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wryter2000

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36. Weren't there western towns where people had to check their guns?

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #21)

Sat May 6, 2023, 06:03 PM

May 2023

Or weren't allowed to have them? I seem to recall hearing about that.

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