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In reply to the discussion: Here the Fuck We Go.....9 shot dead.. [View all]JonLP24
(29,892 posts)but "carrying guns into town" was seen as a big problem in more than just Tombstone and other places had similar laws. There are a lot of myths of the old west, particularly with shootouts as the Tombstone one is so overrated but the Canyon Diablo Shootout in Arizona is more interesting, especially the exhuming the corpse for one final drink but the impression is this was common and it was in places like "The Hellhole of the Pacific" Aberdeen, Washington and Billy "The Ghoul" so there is a myth of the gun control or lack of but there was a lot of demand for it in the 1880s where checking in your guns was as common as giving your coat to the restaurant -- Tombstone's law was far from unusual and understand there were inconsistencies with who the rules applied to and didn't apply but the argument that today would lead back to that is probably off because of many differences not just the gun laws -- there is a headstone in Tombstone "He was right, we was wrong, but we strung him up and now he's gone" the crime -- horse theft. They were "tough on crime" as well.
on edit -- any person or persons found carrying concealed weapons in the city of Dodge or violating the laws of the State shall be dealt with according to law.