The Gun Ban Behind the O.K. CorralHow strict city ordinances triggered a legendary battle

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Hidden Sides of History

Contrary to the myth of a lawless frontier, the American West implemented some of history's strictest weapon regulations to secure local trade. The legendary shootout at the O.K. Corral was not a spontaneous duel, but a police enforcement action against a group violating municipal Ordinance No. 9. This historical reality upends the Hollywood image of an unregulated Wild West.