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Old 12-31-2012, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Figmo Bohica View Post
Great article. Still the only thing wrong with it, criminals did not reqard the law. They carried anyway and that is still the case today.
gosh, I guess you innocently missed this paragraph in the article:

"Like any law regulating things that are small and easy to conceal, the gun control of the Wild West wasn't always perfectly enforced. But statistics show that, next to drunk and disorderly conduct, the most common cause of arrest was illegally carrying a firearm. Sheriffs and marshals took gun control seriously."

Glad I could bring it to your attention. Wonder how many innocent lives were saved by these laws & their enforcement?
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