<P> When Virgil saw the Cowboys, he testified, he immediately commanded the Cowboys to "Throw up your hands, I want your guns!" Wyatt said Virgil told the Cowboys, "Throw up your hands; I have come to disarm you!" Virgil and Wyatt both testified they saw Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton draw and cock their six - shooters . Virgil yelled: "Hold! I don't mean that!" or "Hold on, I don't want that!" The single - action revolvers carried by both groups had to be cocked before firing . </P> <P> Jeff Morey, who served as the historical consultant on the film Tombstone, compared testimony by partisan and neutral witnesses and came to the conclusion that the Earps described the situation accurately . </P> <P> Who started shooting first is not certain; accounts by both participants and eyewitnesses are contradictory . The smoke from the black powder used in the weapons added to the confusion of the gunfight in the narrow space . Those loyal to one side or the other told conflicting stories, and independent eyewitnesses who did not know the participants by sight were unable to say for certain who shot first . The six or seven men with guns fired about 30 shots in around 30 seconds . </P> <Dl> <Dt> First two shots </Dt> </Dl>

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