I get that the late 19th century American West was "lawless" and gritty, but were there really shootouts in these towns on a daily/weekly basis? I mean was it THAT wild?

by observer918
Searocksandtrees

Hi, hopefully others will jump in with more on the prevalence of shootouts, but I found a previous posts that asks a similar question, and includes links to a few posts on the accuracy of film tropes