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Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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4. You can still buy full-sized reproduction muzzleloading cannon today for $11K plus S&H

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 29, 2019, 02:25 PM

Apr 2019

At the moment, there's nothing stopping anyone from building a shoreline mortar except lack of $$$$$

Explding shells, however, will set you back an ATF license and $200 tax per round.

As an aside, thanks for mentioning the Siege of Petersburg- I always thought of it as a dress rehearsal for the
Western Front and Gallipoli in WW1

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Beto O'Rourke demands ban on muskets at campaign rally [View all] friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 OP

Alerted. I voted not quite, leave it. 11 Bravo Apr 2019 #1

Thanks for that. Apparently, if one of 'us' points out something accurate yet inconvenient... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 #2

They can take away my mortar when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 #3

You can still buy full-sized reproduction muzzleloading cannon today for $11K plus S&H friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 #4

Aaand here's Beto's own words on video: friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 #5

I am sure that speech sounded great to ManiacJoe Apr 2019 #6

That's the way speeches like that have *always* been ... friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 #7