re: #291 Obdicut

I’m sorry, I don’t see how that’s disagreeing with what I said.

They did have a percentage of exploding, though. If the barrel wasn’t properly maintained, if rust had made the barrel sag at all, a blocked shot could cause a backfire. In addition, accidental discharge was even easier and more dangerous, as Henry Knox said.

Wasn’t there a big bru-haha over King George putting an embargo on gun powder? and something about wanting to disarm citizens in one colony —Massachusetts? —or have a central armory or something —I can’t remember and am taking a day off of researching.

I need to back off this subject.