Firearm (gun) Accidents 1859 - Frontier Weaponry - Mark Twain - Nevada Territory - Early Crime Scene Investigation by a 17 year old girl on the plains CSI - Sarah Herndon - Samuel Colt - Ethan Allan - The Pepper Box - 

Why was it 3X more likely to die of accidental gun discharge in 1859 Kansas Territory (future Colorado) in the summer of 1859 than today?  On this episode, we hear about some deaths caused by accidental weapon discharge (true events) and discover why it was so much more common a fate in frontier K.T. (Kansas Territory).  Can it be blamed solely on the machinery , or simply human error...or all of the above?