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“The most important lesson I learned...was that the winner of a gunplay usually was the one who took his time. The second was that, if I hoped to live on the frontier, I would shun flashy trick-shooting--grandstand play--as I would poison...In all my life as a frontier peace officer, I did not know a really proficient gunfighter who had anything but contempt for the gun-fanner, or the man who literally shot from the hip.”

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Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp

Wyatt Earp was an American gambler and gunfighter, born on March 19, 1848, and died on January 13, 1929. He is known for his adventurous experiences in Wyoming and Arizona, particularly for his role in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. more

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