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NRA’s Cowboy Celebration

by | Jun 23, 2008 | Art, Guns and Culture

Mythical guns are just as exciting as those tied to the real Old West.
“When fact becomes legend, print the legend!” So goes the words of the great film director, John Ford, when asked about portraying truth in his Westerns. As an entertainer, Ford was more concerned with telling a dramatic story than presenting a documentary of the Old West. Through his colorful, romanticized movies, he helped preserve the myth of the


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