Despite the common narrative largely overlooking the role of African-American cowboys, historical estimates suggest that they made up approximately 25% of the cowboy population. These cowboys encountered prejudice in the towns they traveled through, such as being excluded from particular restaurants or hotels. However, within their own groups, they experienced a level of respect and […]
The origins of the cowboy tradition…
The origins of the cowboy tradition come from Spain, beginning with the hacienda system of medieval Spain. This style of cattle ranching spread throughout much of the Iberian peninsula, and later was imported to the Americas.
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In the Wild West, it was most…
In the Wild West, it was most common for 6-shot revolvers to only be loaded with 5 rounds (the ‘Cowboy Load’). A live bullet in the chamber below the hammer of a 19th century single-action revolver can be set off with a sharp knock, hence it was not desirable to carry one fully loaded.
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Internet Can’t Stop Laughing at Gangster Arrested Carrying a Gun from 1858
If there’s one thing the internet’s got in spades, it’s jokes about fools who got caught lookin’ silly. These days, you might just be one fail away from being the subject of your own viral social media thread.
The latest victim? A self-proclaimed gangster called Amador Carlos Martinez, who was recently pulled over by Fresno Police and was subsequently arrested for possession of a firearm.
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What makes the case unique, however, is the TYPE of gun that Martinez had on him. Specifically, a Remington Model 1858 Black Powder Revolver.
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According to the Fresno Police Department’s Facebook page:
On Monday, March 11, 2019, at 5:00 P.M. Southeast Special Response Team Officer Dillon Biggs and Officer Sukhbir Chauhan were proactively patrolling the area of Third St and Madison Ave in an effort to reduce gang violence and shootings in the Southeast Policing District. They initiated a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation. They contacted the driver, 19-year-old Amador Carlos Martinez, a self-admitted Ruthless Thug Life Fresno Bulldog Criminal Street Gang Member.
Martinez admitted to Officer Biggs he had a loaded 44 Magnum revolver under the driver seat. Martinez said he possessed the firearm for his protection against other gang members. Martinez was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Please see the attached photograph of the handgun recovered and of suspect Amador Carlos Martinez
Naturally, people had jokes.
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Photo Credit: Fresno Police Department
So many jokes.
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Photo Credit: Fresno Police Department
Photo Credit: Fresno Police Department
Seriously, the comments thread on this is a goldmine.
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Photo Credit: Fresno Police Department
Photo Credit: Fresno Police Department
Photo Credit: Fresno Police Department
I’d feel bad for the guy, but he is a convicted felon, so… I’ma keep laughing!
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Photo Credit: Fresno Police Department
Too funny!
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Up to 25 percent of cowboys…
Up to 25 percent of cowboys in the West during the later 19th century were black. Former slaves or born into a formerly enslaved family, they worked in an industry that despite facing inevitable racism was a generally less discriminatory than other industries at the time. 00