Some of you may be familiar with Frederick Jackson Turner. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frederick-Jackson-Turner You don’t hear much talk of the frontier these days—at least the historical frontier. We have lots of other frontiers, but those are not quite the same thing (though they may end up having more significant and effect in time).
Another myth of the frontier was that it was an armed society. In fact, the main sign of civilization in any town once formed was passage of a law forbidding the carriage of a gun inside the town limits, and the hiring of a town marshal to shoot anyone who failed to comply. They were serious about gun control in the Old West.
The Frontier
Another myth of the frontier was that it was an armed society. In fact, the main sign of civilization in any town once formed was passage of a law forbidding the carriage of a gun inside the town limits, and the hiring of a town marshal to shoot anyone who failed to comply. They were serious about gun control in the Old West.