Dueling with weapons became socially unacceptable in the Western world during the 19th century.
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The retrieved evidence partially discusses legal bans and historical practices surrounding dueling in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but does not fully establish the complete social unacceptability across the entire Western world during the 19th century.
# When did dueling with weapons become socially unacceptable in the western world?
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- Asked: 2013-08-06
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## Question
Now in the modern days, the phrase "lets settle this like men" would imply a fist fight. Yet as little as 200 years ago, "settling it like men" would either involve swords or pistols; the fist was the tool of the peasants and the lower class. When and how did it become socially unacceptable to use weapons to 'settle' accounts?
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### Answer by pugsville (score: 5)
France seems to hung on to the tradition longer than other places. It was still occurring in France with regularity before ww1. Perhaps it the slaughter of ww1 brought about the sharp decline after the war.
Georges Clemenceau french leader during war fought duels
1892,duelled the author and Boulangist Paul Déroulède with pistols.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duel#Decline
The last duel in France took place in 1967 when Gaston Defferre insulted René Ribière (fr) at the French parliament and was subsequently challenge
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They outlawed dueling in Washington, D.C., with a law so thorough it basically banned vibes. No challenging someone to a duel. No accepting a challenge to a due
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