Did Old West-style gunfights take place after 1910?
Kerry Creech
Lake City, Florida
The West was still pretty wild, especially in remote areas like the Galiuro Mountains of Arizona. On February 10, 1918, a posse rode there to arrest Tom and John Power for draft evasion. Without warning, the posse opened fire with a shot that mortally wounded the boys’ father, Jeff, as he stood in the doorway of the family’s cabin. A gunfight ensued. When the smoke cleared, three of the four-man posse
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