Chief United States Game Warden George A. Lawyer, with an illegal 10’9″ shotgun weighing 250 pounds. A punt gun would shoot close to 1 pound shot, killing 3-4 dozens of fowl/duck targets instantly. This led to depletion in bird stock in many lakes, and the gun was banned. 1920 [1202×1600]
Basically, this gun was outlawed for being too effective.
They would mount the gun directly onto the boat, which means that such boats would be tiny, makeshift equivalents of modern day gun carriers. The recoil of each shot was minimised as the boat would simply move backwards in water.
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Basically, this gun was outlawed for being too effective.
They would mount the gun directly onto the boat, which means that such boats would be tiny, makeshift equivalents of modern day gun carriers. The recoil of each shot was minimised as the boat would simply move backwards in water.
homofapien
Here’s a pretty neat video by Today I Found Out:
https://youtu.be/lUuzeVThj_A