I watched the whole thing (for my sins) and I agree with you, Zulch.
That jitterbug on the vid made way too much about cap & balls not being firearms. He did try to clarify a little, but how many times did we hear “not a firearm, not a firearm”? True, for sales, transfers and background checks. But for every other aspect of criminal liability - they’re definitely firearms. Felons who are not permitted to possess firearms can’t have a C&B because (wait for it) … it’s a firearm. Can’t carry one or park it in your vehicle without a permit because it’s a firearm. If you brandish one in a “rude, angry or threatening manner”, it’s a firearm. If one robs the local hadji-mart using one, it gets charged as a robbery with a firearm enhancement. I’ve done that,
(not the robbery but adding the enhancement as another count in the complaint) and it’s good for another eight or ten years. If DeKiefrie is a previously convicted felon, that’s count three and so on. The biggest misconception in our sport is that because, for a couple of narrow purposes, cap and ball is not a firearm - it’s not a firearm generally. Try walking one into a courthouse.
