An interesting historic discussion of guns and gun control in the Old West published Monday by Smithsonian.com has some remarkable, albeit unintentional, revelations that apparently are aimed at shattering some myths, and it appears as the 50th anniversary of a masterpiece film about that period is looming. Released in May 1968, Once Upon A […]
Northfield: Old West Anniversary Has Lesson For Today
Thursday is the 141st anniversary of a “Wild West” shootout that – while it really didn’t happen in the West at all, but in southern Minnesota – carries with it something of a lesson that may be useful today when a gang terrorizes a community. The “Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid,” as it has become […]