Question Regarding FF Setting

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   Hello, 

for round 2 I got Historical Fiction/ Gun Shop. 

After doing a bit of research, I have learned that the concept of a gun shop -- as in a store that is called Gun Shop -- didn't exist until the early 1900s. Before that, guns were purchased at General Stores or Hardware Stores. 

My question is, if I set it in the 1800s in a General Store, does this still count as a Gun Store? I don't want to be DQ for a technicality like this. 

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AMTales Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Newbie Joined: 03 Aug 2015 Location: Washington Status: Offline Points: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote AMTales Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Question Regarding FF Setting Posted: 20 Jul 2024 at 4:01pm
	Hello, for round 2 I got Historical Fiction/ Gun Shop. After doing a bit of research, I have learned that the concept of a gun shop -- as in a store that is called Gun Shop -- didn't exist until the early 1900s. Before that, guns were purchased at General Stores or Hardware Stores. My question is, if I set it in the 1800s in a General Store, does this still count as a Gun Store? I don't want to be DQ for a technicality like this.
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taaaylor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 14 Jul 2018 Location: Idaho Status: Offline Points: 7798	Post Options Post Reply Quote taaaylor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jul 2024 at 4:08pm
	Any defensible definition would work. You can even make up a definition inside the story :) E.g. a general shop owner could playfully refer to their secret back room as the gun shop. Or a traveling merchant with very early firearm tech could refer to their wagon full of goods as a traveling gun shop. You could have kids playing imaginary cowboy games setting up sticks and pretending it's a gun shop. As long as the story explains and justifies the use, you're good.
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