Guns Were Scarce
 | Author:
Victor Sample
Vic Sample: MT43 News Treasurer |
Guns Were Scarce
Victor Sample
In Hollywood westerns, every man was always equipped with a rifle and, at least, 1 handgun. But in reality, guns were pretty scarce. Most big ranches prohibited the ranch hands from wearing guns.
According to the "Broadwater Bygones", in the early days, guns were hard to come by "under the Buttes" (around the Winston area). The "Bygones" states that one professional hunter named Wyemeyer once told his associates "I might borrow you my wife but I won't borrow you my gun!". He did have his priorities!
