That is not true. If it’s pre 1898 it’s antique, beyond that it is classified as a destructive device and has a whole bunch of red tape. Anytime you see words $200 tax stamp it isn’t easy to get.
And even a pre 1898 cannon is going to cost you $8k+ for a rusted out POS that will explode if you try to actually fire it.
You know it’s very easy to get a bow and arrow right? Even if you’re a felon with mental health problems.
Live your dreams.
There is no restriction of any kind against owning a cannon, contrary to what the president has suggested.
Wait, what counts as cannon? Would it be illegal to conceal carry an unregistered 20mm auto cannon?
Pretty much anything muzzle loaded. Even a single shot muzzle loaded rifle is “not a firearm”
That is not true. If it’s pre 1898 it’s antique, beyond that it is classified as a destructive device and has a whole bunch of red tape. Anytime you see words $200 tax stamp it isn’t easy to get.
And even a pre 1898 cannon is going to cost you $8k+ for a rusted out POS that will explode if you try to actually fire it.
or replicas thereof
https://www.atf.gov/firearms/qa/are-muzzleloading-cannons-considered-destructive-devices