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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>no charge, but I'm not the one to show you how to
build them, nor is it a thing that could really be demonstrated at an event...
Firing, on the other hand, I am in the process of getting the proper permission,
and making it very clear, so thatI can do the firing demo at samhain. To do it
mundanely, away from an event, I'd need someone outside city limits, with
preferably a large yard, that doesn't mind smoke and noise.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Duncan</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=rose_welch@yahoo.com href="mailto:rose_welch@yahoo.com">R. Welch</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=namron@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:namron@ansteorra.org">Barony of Namron</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 11, 2004 11:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Namron] Protectorate</DIV>
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<DIV>So how much would you charge to demonstrate the cannons and give some
info on how to build them? Cannons are just cool...<BR><BR><B><I>Duncan
MacNamara <<A
href="mailto:duncan_macnamara@charter.net">duncan_macnamara@charter.net</A>></I></B>
wrote:
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to all and reply to sender are two seperate things... hehe<BR><BR>I hit the
wrong one.. I was trying to send someone a copy of what I had sent<BR>to
their excellencies Eldern concerning Samhain.<BR><BR><BR>As far as the
protectorate "incident"... No alcohol had entered my system<BR>until AFTER
that happened... and then I said (insert 4 letter word of choice<BR>here) it
and got plastered.<BR><BR>I just didn't see him cut though camp until it was
too late is all... Since<BR>we're on the subject now though:<BR><BR>My
cannons do not shoot projectiles. They fire a blank charge only, with
or<BR>without wadding, which itself only travels on average 3-6 feet from
the<BR>barrel. For this incident there was no wadding, just a
tightly-packed<BR>charge.<BR><BR>I apologized to Tadgh. I honestly didn't
see him. I was in the wrong, for my<BR>choice of venue... I was supposed to
do a p! ublic displayed firing at the<BR>archery range before feast, not in
camp. However, HRM decided that was the<BR>best time for court, and so the
public display was off. This left me with 2<BR>loaded signal cannons, (3
inches long x 1/4 bore, really small cannons,<BR>sounds about like a black
cat) Both were loaded with just powder... not even<BR>wadding. The powder
was just packed tightly. Since there wasn't any wadding,<BR>there was no
need for the backstop setup, since everything leaving the<BR>barrel would
have been burnt upon firing. We were ready to start our<BR>meeting, and I
cleared the firing lane and surrounding area of people. (the<BR>3 inch
cannons, when loaded with wadding, shoot the wadding out about 4<BR>feet.
There was an approximately 15 foot clearing) I yelled "FIRE IN THE<BR>HOLE!"
and touched the match to the powder... and _then_ saw Tadgh
walking<BR>briskly through camp... Oh (insert 4 letter word of choice here)!
Well, it<BR>was too late to do anything about it,! and he had walked across
the far end<BR>of the area I had cleared out, so he wasn't in any danger,
especially since<BR>there was no wadding. So I continued the meeting I had
just started. Lo and<BR>behold, along comes a senschal and the autocrat,
understandably upset... I<BR>took my warning in stride, because I *was*
wrong for my choice of where to<BR>discharge said miniature cannon. (Did I
mention that I didn't see Tadgh?) I<BR>mean... I understand why they were
flustered... if it's happened to me, I'd<BR>probably thought someone was
trying to kill me too... but it simply got<BR>blown a tad out of proportion.
Signal cannons are not illegal to fire, as<BR>long as you're not in city
limits because of noise laws. I apologize for<BR>firing it in the wrong
place, but not for firing it in the first
place.<BR><BR>____________________________________________________________________________<BR>___<BR><BR>>From
the ATF:<BR><BR>The BATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) does
not! consider signal<BR>cannon and muzzle loaders as weapons. The Gun
Control Act of 1968 exempts<BR>all muzzleloading antiques and replicas from
the Federal definition of<BR>"firearm".<BR><BR>>From Oklahoma Fireworks
Law:<BR><BR>(a) The term "fireworks" shall mean and include any composition
or device<BR>for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by
combustion,<BR>explosion, deflagration or detonation, and which is defined
as common or<BR>special fireworks by the United States Department of
Transportation (DOT).<BR>Fireworks are further classified in this law as
Class C or Class B. The term<BR>"fireworks" shall not include toy cap
pistols and caps, blank cartridges,<BR>railroad flares and model
rockets.<BR><BR>____________________________________________________________________________<BR>___<BR><BR>Since
a signal cannon is not classified as a firearm, or a firework (it<BR>fires a
blank charge, and could be classified quite litterally as a
blank<BR>cartridge), they a! re not illegal to fire, unless you're in city
limits, and<BR>that's because of the noise laws. So... next time... I'll
make sure and do<BR>exactly what I have permission for instead of bending
the rules.<BR><BR><BR><BR>In Service,<BR><BR>Lord Duncan
MacNamara<BR><BR>Infamous Captain of the Iron Lotus<BR><BR><BR><BR>-----
Original Message -----<BR>From: "Chass Brown" <CHASS@ALLEGIANCE.TV><BR>To:
"William Herron" <FITZBUBBA@GMAIL.COM>; "Barony of
Namron"<BR><NAMRON@ANSTEORRA.ORG><BR>Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:20
PM<BR>Subject: Re: [Namron] Protectorate and booze<BR><BR><BR>> lol aye
he replied to my original post I guess to have the email address<BR>>
there at hand and forgot to change the topic heh heh<BR>><BR>><BR>>
Chass of Rundel of Ansteorra aka of the SCA aka<BR>> Charinthalis Del
Sans of the portable Chariot<BR>> Honorable Recruiter of the House of the
Red Shark (Have you seen my<BR>Belaying<BR>> Pin??)<BR>> Maison Du
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