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Indeed, the saluting gun shooting absolutely has a steeped in tradition one, however, only partially by old chronicles provable history which might go back till the outgoing 15-th century.
However, in spite of protracted, intensive investigations it has not succeeded till this day unquestionably, the time of the forming of this custom conclusively after assign. The saluting gun shooting exercised since
centuries is, above all, a care old usage and has developed from the war custom to the national custom. Everywhere known and rather amusing history has taken place by the end of 17-th century in the Black Forest small
town horn-rimmed mountain:The inhabitants of “hornberg” have it in expectation of her prince, probably Eberhard Ludwig (1677 - 1733) so long her gun salutes to the ceremonious move of her sovereign
rehearsed, until the powder went out to them. The attempt, the princes with his move in the small town by the strong to deceive the saluting guns copying roarings failed of course and then led also to the punishment of
the Miss's culprits. From this the saying used even today was presumably derived: " This went out like the Hornberger shooting! "
The occurence is one of the oldest traditional proofs of the fact that was fired in German area, however, the actual origin might lie substantially further back in our past. To such a fame,
how the Hornberger brought it hardly other saluting gun protection in the past, although the saluting gun shooting found spreading in the whole German-speaking space possibly from the early 18-th century. Another,
indeed, not completely so known report about the activities of our forefathers in view of the saluting gun shooting comes from Central Franconia Thus one has gone forward in the margraviate brook Ans against this
custom because of his danger of sides of the authority at that time hard. In a landlords decree from the 16th July, 1696 it was forbade by penal threat:
" the fact that in the weddings on the land the farmers - guy and young fellows with all kinds of fires and pipes splash and do joy shots ". If it required such a ban, must have
been fired necessarily before already! However, the "joy shooting" at that time did not become extinct what many other occurences also testify, e.g., a copy of the cashbook of the royal privileged protection
society of village Zirn is to me, in already in 1835 / 36 the issue of 4.-fl. for the acquisition of a saluting gun with the comp. Rothgießer Rupprecht in Nuremberg in the cashbook and in the Inventarium this of this
old shooting society it was documented. Another proof the subject concerning was handed over to me by a protection companion from Pleinfeld. Therefore, it was fired to the Te Deum, on the occasion of the establishment
of the Barbara's brotherhood in the cloister Heiligenblut with gap, in the saluting gun 25th of February, 1715 (see Copy of the writing of protection brother Dietmar Birkel from Pleinfeld). People have tried to
influence at all times with the production of noise the minds or the weather, they did this at first with all kinds of device, up to the time there black powder came into play.... The motivation for the saluting gun
shooting has itself in the course of the centuries of the wish for quick spreading of warnings, improvement of the weather condition and the expulsion of bad minds, to the expression of special joy of life, to the
ceremonious priming coat of festive occasions and to the honour especially of deserving or respectable members of the general public and the protection being in any form (home associations, customs usage clubs, national
costume associations) develops there. Today nobody believes more in bad minds or to be able to improve in it the weather while he sends a few gun salutes against the sky. But in general, big delight and joy can
generate gun salutes on the occasion of a wedding, or the opening of a Frankish fair and also to the Einholung of the protection king as well as for the opening of other high worldly and ecclesiastical parties. The
saluting gun shooting was neither in past, nor in the present to understand as an independent usage, but is always as an accompanying element for completely certain occasions in the ecclesiastical and worldly annual run
component of priority customs and traditions.
For example, the Berchtesgadener Christmas shooting or "Christmas present shooting" serves as an expression of the joy at the arrival of the Savior in our world and in his greeting. Or here the gun salutes on
the occasion of a king's proclamation in our protection associations, are also they not end in itself, but accompanying accessories of an especially stately celebration. Of the examples there would still be many, but
it is to be understood easily for each that there are for the saluting gun shooting always special occasions which stand in the foreground and for which we will be a saluting gun protection with our activities always
decorative
accessories.
Because, however, customs differ on the regional level because they always develop if they further want to exist and also because Brauchtum can anew originate any time, there is also no claim to a uniform and equally
for all places and regions in the land valid need regulation. However, would be desirable that a minimum in occasions (e.g., like in the region generally commonly) is approved by side of the legislator for newly
originating saluting gun groups, a minimum in occasions (e.g., like in the region generally commonly) is approved. For example, could be the occasions
following for a protection association: King's proclamation, association jubilee, wedding of club members, round birthdays of club members from the 50-th birthday, burial of club members, shooting of association parties
and pageants. If we want to maintain our tradition as a saluting gun protection, we must attain, primarily, in our sphere of activity, i.e. in our home municipalities or our
administrative district the acceptance of the population, so of the community in our sphere. We receive this acceptance, however, only by the fact that we keep to certain rules which have given us, on the one hand, the
legislator and have given we us for our honour also themselves. The saluting gun shooting was and is always a special Ehrerweisung and, therefore, should be left to even deserving colimbs of the community, or the
public life and our protection sisters as well as protection brothers. By no means commercial purposes and purposes should be supported with it, I cannot fancy, for example, with the best will in the world, that the
opening of a supermarket, or even the sales of 10,000th property home one, to our
understanding.
Watch out for too many saluting gun appointments in your home town and for too many shots, with nearly 100% of all occasions 3 series are measured (e.g., row fire slowly, row fire fast and salute). Although by the
saluting gun shooting no floor is used - the black powder usually becomes only with a cork in the saluting gun run condensed - each cannot exercise this usage. The legislator has remitted here strict rules which must be
kept strictly: Therefore, a saluting gun shooter has to go - be reliable for the purposes of the law (unlimited certificate of good conduct). -
Be competently for the purposes of the explosive law. (Check in theory and practise) - Physically and spiritually be suitable. a minimum age of 21 years (in special cases to 18 years) have.
a need prove. (Membership in the protection Brauchtums-native country national costumes association) Only if all these conditions were fulfilled, one can begin with the exercise of our preservation-worthy Brauchtums,
provided that from the in each case responsible management of a circle authority (District Office or in cities free of circle of the ordinal velvet) a permission after: a) explosive law §27 (Acquire, carrying,
storage, using and destroying) as well
as
b) according to the air pollution control law of shooting beyond closed shooting places given |
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