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==After ''American Guns''==
FollowingIn the December 14,Decmber 2012, massacre at [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting|Sandy Hook Elementary]] in [[Newtown, Connecticut|Newtown]], [[Connecticut]], the ''Discovery Channel'' announced that the ''American Guns'' show had been cancelled and there would not be a third season,. despiteDiscovery claimed to have made the decision earlier in the year. This coincided with attention being drawn by the show's 50following percentthe ratingsDecember increase14, from2012, itsmassacre seasonat one[[Sandy debutHook toElementary itsSchool seasonshooting|Sandy twoHook launchElementary]] in [[Newtown, Connecticut|Newtown]], [[Connecticut]].<ref name=westword >{{cite magazine |url=http://www.westword.com/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-american-guns-reality-tv-star-rich-wyatt-8873495 |title=The Rise and Fall of Ex-Reality-TV Star, Gunsmoke Guns' Rich Wyatt |magazine=Westword |date=March 13, 2017 |accessdate=Sep 25, 2017}}</ref><ref name="deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/12/discovery-series-american-guns-cancelled-390473/ |title=Discovery Series ‘American Guns’ Cancelled | date=December 17, 2012 |accessdate=Aug 11, 2023}}</ref>
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Rich Wyatt engaged in an array of activities including a family run web series based on gun history and gun culture on his YouTube channel, Gunsmoke Guns TV. As of November 2014, they had over 7,500 subscribers. His 'Rich Wyatt - American Guns' Facebook page<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Rich-Wyatt-American-Guns-217320534994233/ Facebook: Rich Wyatt - American Guns]</ref> has no further entries made after July 2015, after his Gunsmoke Guns store was closed following the ATF raid held on March 31, 2015.
HisFollowing Facebookhis page Richrelease Wyatt - American guns has new entries includingrelease a New Year’s Day YouTube video explaining some of his legal problems, what he is doing to fight them and whatplans will be coming up infor future YouTube showscontent.{{fact}}
==Federal indictment and conviction==
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