Overview
The Wyatt Family was featured on the American reality TV show American Guns. Rich Wyatt ran a gun store called Gunsmoke Guns (owned by Victor Rodriguez) which was the main setting for the American Guns show. He operated the store with his family: Renee his wife, his stepdaughter Paige Wyatt, and his stepson Kurt Wyatt , along with the many other employees of Gunsmoke. The store lost its firearms license in April 2012, though continued to trade allegedly booking the sales whilst directing purchasers to another store to fill in checks and complete the sale. Rich Wyatt was found guilty of charges related to this activity and tax evasion in 2017, and was sentenced to 78 months in prison.
Family members
The Wyatt Family consists of:
Rich Wyatt
Rich was the founder and owner of American Guns' featured Gunsmoke Guns stores. He spent 22 years in law enforcement. Wyatt was Chief of the Police Department in Alma, Colorado for approximately 4 years, but retired from that position in 2005 following a scandalous arrest and incarceration on contempt/violating court order charges related to the 2002 divorce from ex-wife Rebecca. Wyatt also claims he had a career in the Fire service, went on to become a firearms instructor, and further claims to have built up his own gun business from the 1980s. He was CEO of Gunsmoke Guns. He was also featured on Spike TV's Don't Be A Victim series as an expert demonstrator of the Practical Tactical section.
In an interview, Rich stated that he would never vote for anyone who didn't support the second amendment. Further, he attributed a rise in gun sales to the intentions of Barack Obama to implement further gun restrictions during the United States presidential election for 2012.
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