You never know, some colonial could have committed a driveby with one of those flintlocks. You know, drives up in a carriage, sticks the musket five feet out the window, click, hiss, wait a second, then boom. Pulls it in, yells "Hold on folks!", takes 20 seconds to reload and pack the powder, etc., then repeat.
The look of utter shock on her face was priceless...she asks, "You keep it loaded? aren't you afraid it will go off?"
LOL!!