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- From: sinister@ac.dal.ca
- Newsgroups: rec.org.sca,talk.politics.guns
- Subject: Re: Event Security (was rednecks with guns)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.095826.8924@ac.dal.ca>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 13:58:26 GMT
- References: <1e4urcINN6rm@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Unto all good gentles does Cosmano send greetings!
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- In article <1e4urcINN6rm@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, cc697@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Eric Oppen) writes:
- >
- > drunken bullies could do a great deal of damage. Why not have, for
- > instance, a few _in-period_ firearms on hand, with a demonstration of them
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- M'Lord, the thunder of .70cal ball and black-powder _is_ most certainly
- impressive, but the weapons are somewhat inaccurate and may upset locals with
- the discharge. A 70lb crossbow can be loaded much faster and is just as
- dangerous. If the intent is "fire to disable" and not "fire for shock", a
- crossbow is the answer.
- Even though a longbow has a higher rate of fire, they are more
- noticable when being readied. Besides, if one shot doesn't convince the
- Bad Guys they've just made an error in judgement, you won't get a chance to
- reload anyway.
- >
- > In fact, I could see where the SCA could add "period firearms" to the arts
- > and sciences currently studied. Black powder guns are a popular hobby, and
- > less of a legal hassle in general than modern ones.
- Here in the mundane extents of Nova Scotia, Canada, I believe you still
- require all of the same permits as a modern rifle.
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- In Service, with the hope of NEVER putting any of this into
- practice,
- Cosmano
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