Carryin' a gun is a chancy thing. Sooner or later a man is put in a po…

Louis L'Amour
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Carryin' a gun is a chancy thing. Sooner or later a man is put in a position to use it. And a body has to figure that if somebody packs iron he plans to use it when the time comes; and if he draws it out, he plans to shoot. ✨ Louis L'Amour (2003). Mojave Crossing, p.32, Bantam
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Carryin' a gun is a chancy thing. Sooner or later a man is put in a position to use it. And a body has to figure that if somebody packs iron he plans to use it when the time comes; and if he draws it out, he plans to shoot. ✨ Louis L'Amour (2003). Mojave Crossing, p.32, Bantam

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