Bob Emerson, executive director of Old Fort Niagara which hosts four major re-enactments every summer, said he's worried.
There are no more battles planned for this year, so there's no need to make immediate changes, he said. "In the longer term, however, we are deeply concerned. We were surprised and shocked when we learned that the new gun law includes flintlocks and other muzzle-loading firearms," Emerson said.
Several of my friends participate in re-enactments, one will take place at Old Mill Village outside Hallstead PA this month.
Now there is an angle I did not see-another way to remove our history.
this law is unreasonable and should be repealed.
Clearly antigovernment MAGA Militia types. Need to be brought before the January 6th committee for questioning, preferable in chains
I wonder how many of the members are democrats?
Emerson sounds like a typical dimocRAT with near terminal cognitive dissonance.
I guess hunters do it in private?
Can’t we just rewrite history so that they used rubber band guns and pea shooters in the Civil War?
Not to split hairs (which I hate when others do it on the FR) but Civil War infantry didn’t, as a rule, carry muskets; they had rifles. This fact revolutionized warfare and increased the lethality of the conflict. The difference is a rifled barrel vs. a smooth bore, and greatly impacts effective range and accuracy.
I dare say, that photo accompanying the article does not depict troops from the Civil War. More in line with the Revolutionary War.
The communist democrat party, which includes all its voters, want you defenseless and controlled.
I thought liberals argued that only muskets are protected by the 2nd Amendment!
The Second Amendment magnifies the brilliance of our founding fathers. What if instead of saying “the right to bear ARMS,” they had written the right to bear muskets instead? After all, the musket was the weapon of choice at that time. If they had made this mistake, the Second Amendment would have been absolutely useless today. Did they have divine guidance during their deliberations? I think so.
Guess they could carry short 2X4’s and shout “Bang” or would that be illegal or offensive?
Unlike most other anti-2nd Amendment states, NY decided to defy the Supreme Court’s ruling by passing more anti-gun legislation.
While they can no longer require applicants to provide a reason for concealed-carry permit, they have added all kinds of new requirements including inspection of social media accounts looking for wrong thought.
And they’ve outlawed the possession of firearms in most public places.
Low capacity mags not permitted.
Ve musst disarm ze people completely!