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Most cowboys carried guns in the Wild West.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 2 against

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Is it true that most cowboys carried guns in the Wild West?

Unclear. Two items touch the question only in passing: a newspaper anecdote has cowboys told to shed their guns in one town, and a history text fragment says toting guns was forbidden for cowboys. Neither measures how many cowboys actually carried guns, so the claim's 'most' is not settled.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 2
WHEN THE WEST WAS WILD (Evening Post, 31 December 1932)
1932
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WHEN THE WEST WAS WILD (Evening Post, 31 December 1932). (1932). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19321231.2.171

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American Past
1996
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Conlin, J. R. (1996). American Past. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=eYU9TRLSFCYC&dq=Most+cowboys+carried+guns+in+the+Wild+West.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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