ANST - Re: Why Calontir doesn't Allow Rapier Fighting

Chris and Elisabeth Zakes moondrgn at bga.com
Sun Jun 21 18:01:19 PDT 1998


At 10:48 AM 6/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Kerry & Tonda Pratt wrote:
>  The sign that they had posted at the troll stated
>> that the use of live steel weapons for demonstrations or competitions was
>> illegal in the state of Missourri.  This was the justification that they
are
>> presently using for not allowing rapier combat.  This may or may not
just be
>> an excuse for keeping the weapons banned.
>
>
>If this is banned by law does this mean that fencing as a sport cannot
>be done in Missourri? I had heard  laws forbiding dueling used as
>justifacation for not having rapier in some places but I never got an
>explanation for why fencing was then allowed in these areas.


Can you say "more urban legends"? Using the anti-duelling laws (as well as
this "no live steel" law) is just a smoke screen. 

It's pretty obvious from reading the actual wording of the anti-duelling
laws that they're talking about fighting with sharp weapons or loaded guns,
with the express purpose of killing someone; not playing around with
pretend weapons. Besides, if some police officer or judge somewhere was
actually stupid enough to try prosecuting an SCA group for "duelling"
they'd go after *all* the sword-wielders, not just the rapier folks.

	-Tivar Moondragon

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