While shootings are sadly all too common in modern America, less common are shootouts: Decisive gun battles between two sides, outside the context of war. Sometimes these occur between criminals and law enforcement, other times between civilians who have beef with each other that descends into violence. And innocent bystanders are often caught in the crossfire.

While everyone has heard the truth about Wild West gunfights , those were often relatively tame compared to more modern shootouts, if only because the firepower available to the average person is so much greater now, alongside the militarization of law enforcement agencies. These days, shootouts occur between adversaries armed with weapons that Wild West outlaws couldn't possibly conceive of. However, it's not just the number of

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