People fantasize about dueling. Some guy insults your wife, your honor, your dog, whatnot, and in the fantasy you duel and you show him. The reality is that a lot of older men, and barely men (very young) lost their lives to men in their prime. Approaching 50 myself I can readily see why dueling isn’t such a grand idea.I too am approaching 50, and I too see dueling as not the smartest concept I ever heard of. What I don't get, however, is what delusion led the government to think it was any of their affair to ban or even regulate.
I too am approaching 50, and I too see dueling as not the smartest concept I ever heard of. What I don't get, however, is what delusion led the government to think it was any of their affair to ban or even regulate. Oh, I think it had something to do with impromptu duels being used as alibis for murder, when only on party consented to the duel. Not every duel was fought between the wealthy with seconds and witnesses. You have to keep in mind that for every Hamilton and Bur there were 100 bubbas.