Remember that the usual refrain from the grabbers is: The authors of the 2nd Amendment only had muzzle loaders* and couldn't possibly imagine the destructive potential of semiautomatic rifles in the hands of civilians.
Well, now the goalposts are about to move again...
The Associated Press posted a short video that appeared to highlight what it called a lack of regulation of flintlock muskets Thursday morning.
Under federal law, flintlock muskets fall into the definition of “antique firearms” under the language of 18 USC 921(16), which exempts them from many of the regulations and laws at the federal level, as well as in most states. In a caption for the video posted on X Thursday morning, the AP noted that while a musket could fire a projectile at 1,000 feet per second, it was exempt from gun regulations under federal law.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/14/associated-press-muskets-federal-regulations/* - Yes, I know there were multi-barrel and other configurations back in the day. That's not the point.
