That also brings to mind the change in attitude that I have now regarding open-carry almost 40 years ago. Back then it was not even an issue, safety was our concern.
Looking back, I no longer feel the same way about carrying any sort of weapon openly about town.
My, how times change.
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- Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:49 pm
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Re: Open-carry in the "Old West?"
I know that it is really two different subjects, but when I grew up in Colorado and spent the summers up on the Western Slope at relatives, my brothers and I grew up thinking it was normal to carry long-guns and holstered pistols into town (Rifle, CO). This was all pre-oil boom and the vast majority of folks up there were Ranchers.
Walking through our Grandfathers town (Parachute, once called Grand Valley), we carried rifles and revolvers to wherever we were off to totally unsupervised (pre-teen) without a second-look from the local LEOs. During the school-year (back in Aurora, CO) we could even take a long-gun to school for show-and-tell after showing the principal that you had the bolt removed.
Walking through our Grandfathers town (Parachute, once called Grand Valley), we carried rifles and revolvers to wherever we were off to totally unsupervised (pre-teen) without a second-look from the local LEOs. During the school-year (back in Aurora, CO) we could even take a long-gun to school for show-and-tell after showing the principal that you had the bolt removed.