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In reply to the discussion: Just curious. What do RKBA gun enthusiasts say about Wyatt Earp and his gun ban in tombstone? [View all]jimmy the one
(2,717 posts)spin: Doc Holliday is believed to have carried concealed weapons frequently, which the Earps would doubtlessly know about. They regularly dis-armed the Cow-boys, but never trifled with Doc.. when Virgil {earp} deputized Doc prior to the infamous showdown behind the {OK} corral, he supplied Doc with a shotgun, but Doc was also already armed with a pistol under his coat
DUH, there's a valid reason for doc holliday having a pistol, concealed or not; & likely as much open carry as what 'spin' & others try to suggest. Holliday was friend & associate of wyatt earp, later deputized, & any concealed carry by doc holliday was not of the 'caliber' of unknown entities to dodge city, or unlawfuls like the clantons (& how this go so far without mention of the clanton brothers?). Back then, the law & it's deputies, had to have concealed carry privileges, it was understood. But not everybody, & not out of towners.
wiki: by not going conspicuously armed {carrying concealed to OK corral area}, Virgil {earp et al} was seeking to avoid panic in the citizenry of Tombstone, and in the Clantons and McLaurys
.. Ft Griffin {tex}, Doc Holliday initially introduced to Wyatt Earp in 1878 .. The two began to form an unlikely friendshipEarp more even-tempered and controlled, Holliday more hot-headed and impulsive..friendship cemented 1878 Dodge City, Kansas, when Holliday defended Earp in a saloon against cowboys out to kill Earp.. Holliday primarily a gambler, although he had a reputation as a deadly gunman. Modern research has only identified 3 instances in which he shot someone.. 1878, Holliday assisted Earp during a barroom confrontation Earp credited Holliday with saving his life that day, and the two became friends as a result.. July 1879 former US Army scout Mike Gordon - after Doc followed him outside, Gordon shot at him. In either case, Holliday pulled his own weapon and killed him..
Holliday had been arrested 17 times before his 1881 shootout in {OK Corral} Tombstone. Only one arrest, an 1879 shootout with Mike Gordon in New Mex, was for murder. Holliday was not successfully prosecuted.. of all his other arrests, Holliday pleaded guilty to 2 gambling charges, one charge of carrying a deadly weapon in the city, and 1 misdemeanor.. The others were all dismissed or returned as "not guiltyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Holliday#cite_note-tan113-11
You realize, spin, that today, with the nra's approval, Doc Holliday, despite having been arrested 17 times, could own any firearm made in america, including assault rifles, & as many as he wanted. His current 2ndA rights & all that bull****.