{"id":2493,"date":"2010-03-24T09:04:46","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2010-03-24T11:29:46","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T16:29:46","slug":"time-to-cowboy-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/time-to-cowboy-up\/2493\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Cowboy Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my travels I came upon three retired men of color at a county fair dressed up like 9th<\/sup> and 10th<\/sup> US Cavalry men.\u00a0 (That was a seriously politically correct sentence wasn\u2019t it?)\u00a0 They had a whole booth explaining the history, legacy and activities they were a part of, \u00a0to the uninformed. (Which meant just about everyone.)\u00a0 And because of their dress of the period, no one seemed to notice the Ruger pistols they also wore.<\/p>\n

It gave me the thought that in urban areas where gun control advocates have painted a pretty good picture of what a pro gun person looks like, going in period dress as anyone but a Confederate soldier; i.e., dressing up as a black cowboy, minuteman, US Cavalry soldier would work in our favor.\u00a0 While \u201cJohnny Reb\u201d has the right to be seen too, unfortunately, his regalia is tied to the night riding Klansman regardless of the heritage argument.\u00a0 And since being right is not the goal we are trying to achieve, \u201cwisdom is better than weapons of war\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

So on this weeks\u2019 podcast of The Urban Shooter I am going to share some names of American History not talked about outside of those knowledgeable about the Old West.\u00a0 It is my hopes that someone looking to try a new sport of cowboy action shooting or activism will consider donning the clothes of the post Civil War era, the Gold Rush and the Old West.\u00a0 You will also hear episode 24 of \u201cZombie Strike\u201d and hear some listener\u2019s picks for most memorable gun moments in my question of the week. \u00a0We have less than a month before the Second Amendment March.\u00a0 Washington, DC is looking good.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to Cowboy Up!<\/p>\n

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