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Were Schoolteachers Armed during the Old West Era?

by | Jul 19, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Were schoolteachers armed during the Old West era? Dave Fuller Lisbon, Connecticut Most schoolteachers were women, and the good ones knew how to command respect. In general, they did not carry or take arms into the classroom. Many youngsters, however, combined school with ranch work and came to school carrying pistols or rifles. The teacher usually checked in the students’ guns and returned them when school was dismissed for the day. One teacher confiscated a pistol and tossed it into a


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