Hold fire: Re-enactors fear being targeted by NY gun la...
Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state’s new gun rules
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Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state’s new gun rules
A New York law that designates parks and other sensitive areas as gun-free zones has historical battle reenactors worried that they might be branded as criminals after holding an event.
The law that went into effect this month declares parks, government property and a long list of other “sensitive” places off limits to guns.
A new state law banning guns in certain public places concerns those who like to commemorate famous battles of the past.
Organizers of a canceled Civil War re-enactment blamed New York's new gun laws, which they interpret to mean that period re-enactors carrying muskets could be charged with a felony.