# Is a cannon legal in NY?

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [July 1, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278 "2010-07-01T08:18:33Z")
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### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/1 "2010-07-01T08:18:33Z")

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Yes, I’m serious. 🙂

A friend of mine at work got a real cannon. Hand made, wooden wheels… basically just like you see at old forts. He’s blasted it off a few times with gun powder from his house on Lake Erie in Hamburg. No projectile, just a powder charge to make a big boom.

My gut says nanny state NY has some law against adding an explosive charge to a home made cannon and firing it off toward the lake in the village of Hamburg but I’ll be damned if I can find something specific.

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### Author: ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/2 "2010-07-01T08:19:24Z")

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I think he needs to add a cannonball

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### Author: ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/3 "2010-07-01T08:28:29Z")

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I know someone who bought a few off eBay and put them on his boat… yeah…

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### Author: ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/4 "2010-07-01T09:00:56Z")

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Only needed to read the title and knew  
 ![http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z239/book_boy_2/detecting_win.jpg](http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z239/book_boy_2/detecting_win.jpg)

I have nothing to offer, but that is awesome for your friend.

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### Author: ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/5 "2010-07-01T09:09:25Z")

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Well, I guess if you can buy a monkey for your daughter for her birthday then why not, right?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/6 "2010-07-01T09:14:41Z")

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My grandfather had one he shot tennis balls out of at the neighbors. Moved to Florida and does it down there now. Never had a problem with NY.

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### Author: ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/7 "2010-07-01T09:27:59Z")

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did you fire it off lastnight…around 9pm?

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### Author: ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/8 "2010-07-01T09:47:49Z")

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who cares if its illegal. its badass and you get to blow shit up. i say stick that thing right in the front yard.

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### Author: ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/9 "2010-07-01T10:27:12Z")

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A person down the street from he has had a real cannon in their front yard for years. I dont know if youre allowed to shoot it though.

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### Author: ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/10 "2010-07-01T10:33:25Z")

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We used to shoot burning wads of newspaper out of them. There are a few in NT.

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### Author: ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/11 "2010-07-01T11:43:57Z")

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I once found a real cannonball on a beach in England when I was young. It must have been hundreds of years old.

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### Author: ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/12 "2010-07-01T11:50:14Z")

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I know someone with a cannon, and they have shot it plenty of times with no problems, but not sure if it is legal.

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### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/13 "2010-07-01T12:39:11Z")

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> [@ultradriver10000](#):
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> I know someone with a cannon, and they have shot it plenty of times with no problems, but not sure if it is legal.

Yeah, but you’re in Texas. Don’t all houses come with cannons in Texas? Pretty sure McDonalds Texas gives away cannons as the prize in happy meals.

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### Author: ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/14 "2010-07-01T12:45:41Z")

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> [@LAFENGAS](#):
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> did you fire it off lastnight…around 9pm?

i heard that too!

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### Author: ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/15 "2010-07-01T12:57:47Z")

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I’m not sure when he fired it off last, but I’ve heard it’s pretty stupid loud. I’ve got to go over there and check it out.

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### Author: ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/16 "2010-07-01T14:32:38Z")

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why fire off a cannon without anything in it… seems kind of lame

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### Author: ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/17 "2010-07-01T15:01:39Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> Yeah, but you’re in Texas. Don’t all houses come with cannons in Texas? Pretty sure McDonalds Texas gives away cannons as the prize in happy meals.

Haha sorry they live in Eden NY.

> [@Viper966](#):
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> why fire off a cannon without anything in it… seems kind of lame

It is pretty b/a. Think percussion firecrackers.

Booooooom

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### Author: ![dirtye30](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dirtye30/32/7333_2.png) [@dirtye30](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dirtye30)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/18 "2010-07-01T18:12:59Z")

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my buddy has a couple cannons we shoot every year in darien

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### Author: ![ItsOver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/itsover/32/5431_2.png) [@ItsOver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ItsOver)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/19 "2010-07-01T18:22:44Z")

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> [@newman](#):
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> I think he needs to add a cannonball

This!

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### Author: ![smokeyV](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyv/32/5873_2.png) [@smokeyV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyV)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-a-cannon-legal-in-ny/157278/20 "2010-07-01T18:40:03Z")

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Sooo many things id put in there…

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