Ban Assault Muskets

[varmint]

Confederate re-enactor pleads not guilty in shooting
Posted to: Crime Western Tidewater

The Associated Press
© April 9, 2009
ISLE OF WIGHT

A Confederate re-enactor has pleaded not guilty to reckless handling of a firearm in the accidental shooting of a Union re-enactor during the filming of a Civil War documentary in September.

Joshua Owen Silva of Norfolk appeared in court Wednesday on the misdemeanor charge, which stemmed from the shooting of 72-year-old Thomas Lord Sr. of Suffolk. A June 24 trial date was set, but prosecutors say they hope to reach a plea agreement with Silva before that.

Lord was struck in the right shoulder by a .45-caliber musket ball during the filming of the "Civil War Overland Campaign Web Series Project." He was treated at a local hospital and released.

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/04/confederate-reenactor-pleads-not-guilty-shooting?coral-no-serve

[Jim Richards]

Muskets don't kill people...re-enactors kill people.

Ban re-enactors.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Clearly more "reasonable restrictions" on these dreadful devices are warranted.

[porsche4life]

Why was there A ball In There in a reenactment? Shouldn't they have juast been loading powder to make a boom?

[HardDrive]

One of the better thread titles I have ever seen. 5 stars.

[m21sniper]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Why was there A ball In There in a reenactment? Shouldn't they have juast been loading powder to make a boom?

Obviously someone made a terrible mistake.

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Obviously someone made a terrible mistake.

Unless the 72YO (re-entactor) geezer was boinking the (re-enactor) perp's wife/gf/whatever and the (re-enactor) perp was (re-enacting) exacting a little revenge. You gotta watch out for those (re-enactor) scofflaws!

[id911T]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Why was there A ball In There in a reenactment? Shouldn't they have juast been loading powder to make a boom?

You'd be suprised what people do. I'm a Civil war reenactor (union), and at an event at Fort Pillow I had a similar incident, except the guy left the ramrod in the gun. It bent the ramrod in a horseshoe shape and it flew into the trees just above us. Scary stuff.

[on2wheels52]

My re-enactor buddy say the sargeant or whoever is in charge of the unit has everyone place a cap on their gun and snap it in the grass. He wants to see the grass move or find out why it doesn't.
Jim

[nostatic]

Is a re-enactor like a re-animator?

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by m21sniper

Obviously someone made a terrible mistake.

Or someone is terrible stupid.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Or someone is terrible stupid.

one often follows the other

[gtc]

So how do they know when to fall over 'dead'?

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by gtc

So how do they know when to fall over 'dead'?

Brain implants. A satellite tracks the movements of the gun muzzle and trigger finger and calculates theoretical bullet trajectories. When a "hit" is determined, a signal is sent to a sensor implanted in the re-enactor's brain which then delivers an electrical stimulation to the cerebral cortex, causing them to fall down.

Not like it is rocket science or anything...

[varmint]

if the ever figured a way to combine civil war re enactments with paint ball i might be interested. but otherwise, no.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by varmint

if the ever figured a way to combine civil war re enactments with paint ball i might be interested. but otherwise, no.

I'm thinking a paint cannon might be pretty cool.

[HardDrive]

[Hawktel]

And here I thought rations was scarce.

The old dude is lucky to have survived. My father's 50 cal musket is dead on accurate, and it will kill you. It leave a big hole going in, and a bigger one going out.

[varmint]

Originally Posted by nostatic

I'm thinking a paint cannon might be pretty cool.

paint cannons might be doable. not sure how a paint bayonet would work.



a lot of these guys go hunting with the same rifles they use for re enactments. they are still serious weapons.

[p911dad]

According to a friend of mine who was at the scene, something a little more was involved in this incident. Maybe not an accident at all, but a continuation of some sort of disagreement(remember, Rebs vs Yankees).