Declawing the Lion of the West

My first impression is the guy is too short for the role. But "Al Bouler, of Montgomery, Ala., who portrayed Davy Crockett at Davy Crockett Birthplace State Park in Limestone this past weekend...said Crockett was actually about 5 feet, 9 inches tall, his own height."

The park's official website claims that at "15 years of age [Crockett was] approaching six feet in height."

Illusions of Fess Parker and John Wayne vs. Billy Bob Thornton aside, that's really a minor debate.

What interested me was the rifles. The reneactors appear to be violating Tennessee state law:

Are firearms allowed in state parks?
Firearms are allowed at authorized firing ranges and at parks with authorized hunts. Firearms in transit must be unloaded and cased. No other firearms are allowed.

So if the real Crockett could miraculously be transported to the present, he'd be arrested, charged with a crime and imprisoned for carrying ol' Betsy in his namesake park. Wonder what he would have thought of that?

[KABA Newslinks.]