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Random Facts: Riding Shotgun

Posted by on June 15, 2011 at 6:51 pm

by Jason Stotts Today’s random fact is that the term “riding shotgun” refers back to the Old West, when wagonners would hire guards to sit next to them on the wagon seat to defend against Indians or outlaws.  The rider would carry a shotgun for this purpose and doing this became known as “riding shotgun.” [...]