Ribald Classic: The Right To Bear Arms

November, 1982

God save us, what governors the Orsini princes used to send to our town of Salerno! And the worst of them in my time was Pandolfo d'Ascari.Immediately upon his installation, Pandolfo established a harsh curfew and an ordinance against the carrying of swords and stiletti. From time immemorial, men in Salerno have had the right to bear arms in self-defense, and every Salernitan worth his salt felt insulted.Shortly after that, the governor started all tongues wagging with a new piece of absurdity:...

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